Monday – Gospels

Reading – Luke 9

Highlight Verse:

“But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Three words stood out to me in this chapter.

“You feed them.”

Of course, the disciples immediately saw the job as impossible and didn’t hesitate to let Jesus know.

Jesus could have accused them of being selfish or unfaithful.

Instead, He simply asked them what they had to give.

Then He took, that, blessed it, and miraculously multiplied it to feed the thousands.

I don’t make enough money to feed thousands. I think it would be foolishness for us to give beyond our means.

He didn’t ask me to do that. He just asked what I have.

God takes that and feeds the thousands.

And it is so worth it for us.

Two of the ministries we support are very different from each other – Compassion International and Via Love International.

The first has multiplied the gifts of the faithful through massive marketing and frugal management of their expenses largely through volume.

The second is a smaller ministry that is having a big impact on the lives of many families and individuals in Honduras. With a limited budget and a small staff, they have had multiple opportunities to see God do the miraculous to meet the needs of people in the area.

I will not use this platform to directly ask people to give. That is completely up to each person.

But I dare say that giving what we can to “feed them” has probably been more of a blessing to us than to those who received that giving.

How have you been blessed through giving?
Is there anything that stops you from giving?

Note: I’d be glad to supply links to the ministries I mentioned if you message me.