40 Days in the Book of JOHN
Dr Jim Brown's TruNorth Devotional
40 Days in the Book of JOHN
Day 13 | JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE-THOUSAND | John 6:5-14
40 Days in the Book of JOHN
Day 13 | JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE-THOUSAND | John 6:5-14
JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE-THOUSAND
John 6:5-14
“Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, ‘Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?’ He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
Philip replied,’ Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!’ Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. ‘There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?’
‘Tell everyone to sit down,’ Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted.
After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, ‘Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.’ So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, ‘Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!’” (NLT)
This fourth sign recorded in John – and the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels – was told by John to demonstrate that Jesus was the Messiah and the Son of God. This miracle demonstrated the creativity and power of Jesus, and I find the abundance of the bread serves as an excellent prelude to John’s following message from Jesus: “I am the bread of life.”
Prayer: LORD, thank You for this miracle. It is incredible, but then so are You – the Messiah and the Son of the Living God. Amen.
John 6:5-14
“Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, ‘Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?’ He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
Philip replied,’ Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!’ Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. ‘There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?’
‘Tell everyone to sit down,’ Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted.
After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, ‘Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.’ So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, ‘Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!’” (NLT)
This fourth sign recorded in John – and the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels – was told by John to demonstrate that Jesus was the Messiah and the Son of God. This miracle demonstrated the creativity and power of Jesus, and I find the abundance of the bread serves as an excellent prelude to John’s following message from Jesus: “I am the bread of life.”
Prayer: LORD, thank You for this miracle. It is incredible, but then so are You – the Messiah and the Son of the Living God. Amen.