You Feed Them

A Successful mission

V 10 The Apostles came back from going out preaching the gospel

healing the sick

casting out demons

they were provided by the Holy Spirit for everything that was needed for the mission to be successful

they were exited about what God had done for them and though them

Jesus knew they needed a little rest after their mission

so they got into a boat and crossed to the other side

V 11 but the crowd seeing where they were going ran around the perimeter

and they were there before Jesus was

and when all of the people get there at their R+R there is abut 15,000 people

so much for a relaxing getaway

Jesus all day has preached and cast out demons

and healed people

now the Apostles are ready for some rest

they approach Jesus and

V 12

Send them away!!

But Jesus is wanting them to do a impossible task

Read V 12-17

You Feed Them

V 13 These men are overwhelmed at the amount of people

they are tired

now Jesus says to them you feed them

Impossible we only have 5 biscuits and 2 sardines

Remember these men just came from a mission where they could do the supernatural

everything needed for the mission was provided by God

What did Jesus want these men to do?

another supernatural act

Feed all the people

but they are very much like us Impossible

they might perhaps be thinking it was also impossible for Jesus

V 14 100 groups of 50 for just the men

200 if there are as many women

300 if there is on child per man

overwhelming but organized

V 15

V 16 Jesus took the bread and fish and thanked the Father for this meal

each disciple then came to Jesus with his basket and Jesus filled it

did they empty the basket and come back?

or did the basket never empty once it was full?

V 18 they were satisfied

this was not any ordinary bread

this was bread baked in the ovens of heaven

the fish was broiled to perfection over celestial charcoal brickets

coated with a heavenly seasoning

this was the best meal these people ever had

the people were satisfied

nobody went away hungry

I can’t wait for the marriage supper of the Lamb

but that is in the future

but if you are a christian you have already partaken id the bread of life

which is Jesus Himself

this bread that came from Heaven to completely satisfy those who put their trust in Him

To change us into a new creation

to give eternal life to those who are given this bread of life

Jesus wanted these men by faith accomplish the mission

but their

desire was for them to go away

they need to be fed but not by me

they are hungry but there is nothing I can do

Jesus says you feed them

If God is putting a mission on you

the way has been provided

if God gives you a mission

everything that is needed is acquired by faith

you start with what you have ...

another point i want to look at is

Who is Your Adonai?

who is your slave master?

who is your boss

these men where tired

they needed a rest

all day they have been with these people who followed them to..

and now Jesus is going to feed all these people

set them in groups

be a waiter to them

and they obeyed with out question

there are self described followers of Jesus

and there are people who Jesus is their slave master

Boss

Are we like these apostles and even in out exhaustion say yes Jesus?

I will help serve 10000 people some supper

are you looking out for number 1

or are in tune with the good works that God has set before us to do

Ephesians 2:10 LSB

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

when we are saved we Jesus becomes our Lord

we acknowledge Him as Lord

we make Jesus our boss

and our mindset is on Jesus not on ourselves anymore

If Jesus is not your slave master (Adonai) then I would wonder if Jesus is your savior

these works God has put before us are for us to obey and do

and Like the disciples and the basket they had to take home

we also will be blessed