Multiplication God's way

We all love the story of the five loaves and two fishes. When we were living near Vandalur, we have seen a hotel named "Five Loaves and Two Fishes." We want God to bless and increase what we have, don't we?

The incident about the five loaves and two fishes goes like this:

"And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children." Matthew 14:18 to 21.

Sometimes when we have less, we end up believing we have nothing. But what seems like nothing to our eyes, according to Jesus, can be used to feed thousands.

How did Jesus bless the bread? He took the little that was available in his hands and blessed it. This means that when we have less, without hesitation, we should bring it to Jesus to bless it. Without murmuring or comparing the less we have with the plenty someone else have,You might not be a great artist, or a cook, or a great prayer warrior or a musician but use what you have for God. Bless what you have, and start thanking God for what is in your hands instead of worrying about what is not there. Next, Jesus broke the bread. The experience of going through the breaking is needed for each of us before we can multiply. Whenever we are being broken into pieces, the world may say it is the end of the story. But for God, it is the time for multiplication.

May we thank God for what we have, use it gratefully, and soon witness God using it to feed multitudes.

Dear God, thank you for revealing the truth from the Bible to us. May we never consider ourselves as having nothing when we have less. But may we gratefully give ourselves unto you, to be blessed and to be broken in order to be a blessing to many. To numbers that we can't count. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.