Jesus Feeds 5,000

Andrew, one of the disciples, said to Jesus, “Here is a young boy with five small loaves of bread and two fish. But what good is that for this huge crowd?”

“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. Then He took the loaves and fish, and gave thanks to God. He broke up the loaves and passed the bread to the disciples who handed it to the people. He carried on doing this with the bread and the fish until everyone had eaten as much as they wanted. 

The boy gave all his food to Jesus not expecting to get any of it back. He gave all he had, not knowing that he’d bless over five thousand people.

Even though Jesus was the One who supplied the food, He gave thanks to His Father for it. Jesus showed that it is right and good to thank the Lord for every meal He provides (even when someone else buys and prepares the food we eat).

SOMETHING TO PRAY ABOUT: Thank You, Lord, for giving us food every day. Amen.

FACT: The Lord fed more than 603,550 people in the desert for forty years (Num. 1:45-46). So a meal for 5,000 wasn‛t a problem for Him!