Read John
6:1-11
Another of His
disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, "Here is a boy with
five small barley loaves and two small fish. But how far will they go among so
many? John 6:8-9 (NIV)
In this world, it
is easy to believe that we have little to offer. Our culture shines the
spotlight brightly on those who are beautiful or talented or both. The average
person is often relegated to sitting on the sideline dreaming about what might
be if only given the chance. Trying out for the baseball team, applying for the
big promotion, accepting that position of leadership-all of these and more can
seem very daunting if we look at them with worldly eyes. Our world would have
us believe we will only be able to succeed when we are more qualified, more
physically attractive, more intellectually astute, or more confident. The
message is clear-you are not good enough; in order to succeed, you must be
“more”.
However, when you
think more deeply about Jesus feeding the five thousand, it becomes obvious
that God does not think or work in the economy of “more”. He works with what we
have and, with God, what we have is enough. The boy had only five loaves and
two fish, but Jesus fed the entire crowd and the disciples gathered the
leftovers. The disciples could only see the lack; Jesus could see the
potential. Today, as we commit to grow in our relationship with Christ, may we find peace in embracing the person God fully created us to be!
PRAYER: Dear God, help me to love the
person you created me to be. Help me to accept both my strengths and my
weaknesses as gifts from you. Help me to see that with you, my little is more
than enough.
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