"That evening the disciples came to him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.'
"But Jesus said, 'That isn't necessary—you feed them.'
"'But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!' they answered.
"'Bring them here,' he said. Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!"
The disciples asked Jesus to send the people away to buy food. Jesus knew that they already had all that was needed to feed the crowd of thousands. He took the little they had and asked God's blessing on it. This is the key: to ask God's blessing on what you already have been given. What do you possess already that, when blessed by God, will "feed" others? Ask God to show you. Bring to God that which he has provided for you and ask his blessing on it. Who knows how many you will feed?
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