“And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way." (NASB)
When was the last time you had nothing to eat? We rarely go without food, except maybe to fast for a day or two. When we go camping we usually take enough food for an extra day, just in case. Last summer we’d been camping for about three days and supplies were getting low, but my husband had caught a mess of fish so there was enough just for the two of us. Then we talked to my brother on our cell phone and he could join us for dinner. Hmm…what to do? We met him at a restaurant about twenty miles away.
Jesus once again went up on a mountain and a crowd of people followed Him. He had compassion and healed the dumb (those who could not speak), the crippled, the lame, and the blind. They praised God for the healings. After three days Jesus was going to send them away, but wanted to feed them first so they wouldn’t faint on the way home. There wasn’t a restaurant nearby. He asked the disciples how many loaves they had, and they told Him there were seven loaves and a few fish. So He gave thanks and the disciples fed the four thousand men, plus women and children. When the people were satisfied, the disciples gathered up seven baskets of leftovers.
Jesus Himself even said, “I feel compassion for the multitude….” He didn’t want them to suffer from hunger. Wow what a feast He provided! This time there were only seven baskets of leftovers--- that could provide another great feast! Bread that may have been three days old fed at least twelve thousand people. When was the last time you ate three day old bread and felt “satisfied”?
Thank you, Jesus, for the food you always provide for us…and for healing people now as you did then.
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