The God we serve. If only we could start every response to crisis or faith with that phrase. The God I serve can easily feed 4,000 people because I just saw Him feed 5,000! The God I serve would not call me into a new ministry field and not give me the increase needed to succeed. The God I serve has healed me before and He will heal me again!
The disciples answer in our key verse today highlights our tendency to reflect to the natural world instead of the supernatural God who created the world. And within this one verse are three assurances God gives us about the problems we face
1) "Enough Bread" it does not matter how much you think you need. Volume does not matter to God. Remember that Gideon defeated 135,000 with 300 men. Not because those 300 were special but because the God they served is.
2) "Remote Place" it does not matter where you find yourself today. God reached far down to reach you once and He can reach farther down if He has to in order to reach you again. Isaiah 59 assures us that God's arm is not short. It doesn't matter how far away you are. If you would just turn around, God will be there. Distance does not matter to God.
3) "Such A Crowd" it doesn't matter how many people may be relying upon you. God will always deliver. To whom much has been given, much will be required. Do not get overwhelmed by the scope of the assignment God may have for you or the size of the problem. If God builds it, God will maintain it. The size of the problem does not matter to God.
Turn from your own understanding beloved. In the natural, sometimes what we see before us is simply impossible. We feel like shouting out - "Where can I get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?" God is not asking you to solve anything. He is asking you to trust Him in everything. God moves. We have the privilege of having Him move through us, but it is God that does the moving. Let Him move today wherever this finds you.
Reverend Anthony Wade June 6, 2011
