THE WORD 4 ev 1

Today’s reading is Matthew 15 (click here for a link)

It is amazing the lengths God will go to care for his people. A church pulling through a financial crises when no one expected it; a missionary suddenly released after months of captivity by Muslim extremists and terrorists; a father being pulled back from an alcohol problem by the innocent words of his little girl. All these examples, whether big or small, common or extraordinary, are illustrations of God preserving his people. In our reading from Matthew, Jesus preserves the people through an extraordinary miracle—for the second time he feeds thousands of people with just a few loaves of bread and a few fish.

But how absurd the disciples question seems, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?" They had just seen Jesus do this exact thing. Where was their faith?

Perhaps we should pause right there. As a child I was told that anytime I point my finger at someone, there are four fingers pointing back at me. Where was their faith… Here is a better question: Where is my faith? Do we so easily accept the miracles of our Lord into our lives? He certainly does them—all around us. But have we spent enough time discerning his will to understand his work. How often are we more apt to say, “Why has he not done such and such for me, also?” Perhaps it is time to take that question to the Lord. He will give you an answer. However, be prepared for that answer to be according to his will and not your own.

Pastor Aaron

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