[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: You give them something to eat

Read: Mathew 14:13-21

Meditation verse:

“But Jesus said to them, “they do not need to go away. You give them something  to eat”.

They came from the towns and followed Jesus wherever He went. He taught  them and healed the sick, but a problem arose when evening came. The crowd  had not eaten all day and they were in a remote place. Jesus’ disciples felt they  had the perfect solution, so they said, “send the crowd away, so they can go to  the villages and buy food for themselves”. But Jesus replied, “they do not need  to go away. You give them something to eat”. They had only five loaves of bread  and two fishes which belonged to a little boy, but at the end of the day, a  multitude comprising of five thousand men, excluding women and children were  fed with twelve baskets full of fragments left. 

As we go about our activities each day, we encounter people with different  needs, whether at our places of work, church communities, or home  environments. People with deep needs who may not ask for our help, notice  that the multitude did not ask Jesus’ disciple for food. How do we respond to  such people? Are we even sensitive to their needs in the first place? Some are  hungry, hurting, or sick, others are homeless, broke, and confused. They need  food, a little change, counsel, prayers, friendship, or just a kind word of  encouragement.  

God expects you and I to meet the needs of those He sends our way whether  they are physical, spiritual, financial, or emotional needs. He has equipped us  for this purpose, and it may surprise you to know that what you have is always  sufficient for the needs He sends your way. All you need is a willing heart and a  generous spirit. Next time you discern a need around you, why not offer the  little you have, trusting that God is able to bless and multiply it. God will not use  your resources and leave you worse off. You will always gather your twelve baskets of fragments at the end of the day. 

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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