Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, "I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way."
33 The disciples replied, "Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?"
34 Jesus asked, "How much bread do you have?"
They replied, "Seven loaves, and a few small fish."
35 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground.36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. 38 There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.
This is the SECOND time Jesus did this kind of thing. The first time is recorded just a few chapter before.
The first time there were 5000 men, which means there were probably an equal amount (or more) of women. And those women probably brought children with them. So there could easily have been 10,000+ men & women there - plus children!!!
If you saw Jesus feed that many people, would you have asked Jesus the question the disciples asked in this passage?
Or would you have said anything, in light of what you'd seen Him do just before?
I used to think the disciples must have been idiots.
Then Someone reminded me that I'm the same way.
How many times is my life has God bailed my butt out?
How many times has He pulled off a miracle for me?
How often have I seen His hand guiding my life?
And how often do I whine, fret, worry, complain, & pout when my prissy little life doesn't go the way I think it should (like this last year)?!
Yeah, me & the disciples must be at least cousins...
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