This looks long and I apologize. The word editor says it 3 minutes. Bear with as this is one of my favorite bible stories. 😊
Reading the bible and asking Jesus to walk me through it has put me in the position of a fly on the wall as I talk to Him about it as I read.
One of my most favorite stories is the five loaves and fish story because it is so current!! It is the side story in it that just intrigued me about prosperity for nothing.
Prosperity. Is it an illusion? Is it money? Is it health? Is it the proverbial carrot always being dangled to keep going? Keep reaching? For what? And then what? More? Ahhh... the human race on a constant gerbil wheel looking ahead. Jesus says that in Him and with Him there is always enough. Always.
You know it! Look back and see how things got resolved. The money came through. The bills came and went. John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
I hear my grams voice saying “waste not, want not” in coaxing us to clean up our plates like in John 6:12 When they had enough to eat, he said to His disciples “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” ...
There is enough. Look at what you have. Bless it. Say thank you Father. And share. Yes there will always be more. Food will arrive. The bills will get paid.
And just how do you "make" this happen? Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"
my gram sings 🎶 Be present at our table Lord.
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies grant that we
May feast in Paradise with Thee. 🎶 Amen.
This oil painting and its story is called Relevant for “there is not only always enough but then some” in depicting the story of Jesus being able to feed 5000 men from 5 small loaves of barley bread and 2 small fish from the book of John 6:8-13.
How’d He do that? In verse 11 “Jesus then took the loaves, GAVE THANKS, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.”
...13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the 5 barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
And just as many thank the chef for a superb meal, these people wanted to make Jesus their king.
14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
So they followed Him to Capernum! Why? More free food! Picture it! Its the morning after the big impromptu feast and as they seek Him out rubbing their now bellies for a free breakfast and the thought pops into my mind of attending time share proposals. “All you have to do is listen to our talk for 45 minutes and you can be entered into the drawing for a free pickup truck!!”
Well how’d that work out for them? Just like it says in John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
Oh rebuffed!! Followed by the “oh you caught me! 😬”
28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
Followed by how to make amens.
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
In this pic is a takeaway regal foil swan as we are sitting with the king! Along with the easily available, airtight and watertight storage container representing Gods Word which has an eternal shelf life. The lids off and we see the Girl Scout cookies symbolizing “knock knock anybody home?”
There are others, Mexican breakfast pastries and the classic Easter traditional Hot cross buns timeless since the 12th century Anglican monk baked the buns and marked them with a cross in honor of Good Friday and added spices inside signify the spices used to embalm him at his burial. See?! Everything good always leads to Jesus.
Bon Apetit! And let’s do lunch on the other side. ~DeniseRenee Dahlheimer
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