Mark 6:38-39 "How many loaves do you have? "Five, and two fish."
Jesus commanded them all, 5000 families, to sit down in groups on the green grass.
HE looked up to Heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves.
And all 5,000 ate and were satisfied.
And He sent the disciples to Bethsaida by boat on a way-too-windy Sea of Galilee. And He went upon on the mountain overlooking the Sea to pray.
He came walking on Galilee's Sea to rescue the disciples at the Fourth Watch of the Night. "Take Heart. It is I. Do not be afraid."
Five years ago, I hit the lowest depression, even a disconnection. Didn't handle my overwhelming pain well. More concerned about my pain and being rescued than about being holy. I asked my good friend how I would ever make it through this dark night of my soul. He looked at me and said: Mark 6:38. Five Loaves and Two Fish. Mark 6:52 says that the disciples didn't understand about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened. God melted my heart then, Psalm 147:18, and has never stopped doing me good, Jer. 24:6. HE commands us to sit down and He sends His Winds and my freezing soul thaws.
Will I trust again a very Good God to take this day what I offer to Him, 5 Loaves and 2 Fish, and---by His Power---Melt this heart of mine, O God!
Love never allows more Suffering
unless to achieve the Well Being of the Beloved. 66 LL
And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while."
ReplyDeleteThe Lord has impressed my heart to really take a Sabbath weekly which may not be Sundays for those who serve at their churches.
Many times my Sabbath is Friday night to Saturday night. A time in the Word, prayer and rest. It's hard to do some weeks but I'm learning God calls us to it for a reason.
Annette H
"And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves."
ReplyDeleteAnnette, my first thought this morning is how awesome it would be to go to a desolate place by myself. I need to find it even if it's here, facedown on the floor of my bedroom. I am always surprised to read that He has compassion for us. It's almost as if I'm reading it for the first time... again. I'm not sure why I can't get that concept in the depths of my soul. Praying He melts my heart, today!
Oh, our busy lives! But what of the King's Business? No matter what we fill our lives with, it's never quite complete it seems. Yet Jesus asks us to bring what we have(How many loaves and fishes do you have?) and He will make it more than enough. It's not that it is enough but with His blessing, it becomes more than enough. He accepts our sacrifice, makes it enough, then commands us to rest--Sweet rest that can know it is enough and call it a day. Even in the storm, He comes to take over, calm the seas, and command us not to fear, to know He's right there.
ReplyDeletePeace blessings to my Pearls!
Would we still follow Him if we had to suffer?
ReplyDeleteIf we were hungry?
If we were terrified in storms?
If we were crushed by the weight of our calling?
I couldn't make it through a day without Him...
As I read in Mark 6 the story of the five loaves and two fishes to feed the crowd of 5000...I am reminded of Ann Voskamp writing in one thousand gifts.
ReplyDelete"Eucharisteo --- Thanksgiving --- always precides the miracle."
Jesus gave thanks to His Father before the food mulitplied to become more than enough. Jesus help me remember to give thanks even in the hard parts of my life today that in giving honest and true thanks the miracles will appear. Open my eyes to see and receive the joy you have waiting for me to experience today from remembering to express gratitude of thanksgiving whereever I am.
This is a Song I Must Sing, Sylvia