You give them something to eat.
Matthew 14:16
When Jesus tells us to do something, he doesn't do it to set us up to fail; he's directing us to learn how to live from His reality - the truest reality, a reality where He is King and anything is possible. Technically, it wasn't Jesus that fed the thousands; the disciples were the ones who kept passing out the food until everyone was fed. What was going through their minds when they kept seeing a loaf of bread or a fish in the basket as they were walking around this flash conference?
The ways Jesus has us interacting with this world are often not as much about His reaching out to a lost and dying world. Don't get me wrong, though! We're in a race to raise up as many disciples as we can before the Lifeguard blows the whistle and we all have to get out of this cesspool. But truly, He's really leading us through mind-blowing, teachable moments to learn how to swim - even walk - on the waters of faith in Him.
"Come on in boys! The water is fine!" - Delmar O'donnel, O Brother Where art Thou.
The ways Jesus has us interacting with this world are often not as much about His reaching out to a lost and dying world. Don't get me wrong, though! We're in a race to raise up as many disciples as we can before the Lifeguard blows the whistle and we all have to get out of this cesspool. But truly, He's really leading us through mind-blowing, teachable moments to learn how to swim - even walk - on the waters of faith in Him.
"Come on in boys! The water is fine!" - Delmar O'donnel, O Brother Where art Thou.
"Flash conference"...I love it!
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