Friday | Week 5
For good reason, this is one of the most famous of Jesus’ miracles. Feeding 5000 people reminds us that Jesus can multiply what is very small and use it to impact and bless people in unimaginable ways. A sack lunch in Jesus’ hands turned out to be at the core of a great miracle. (It’s interesting to note that the two disciples who are mentioned both indicated that the situation was impossible.) So, the application challenge becomes: what are we willing to turn over to Jesus? Many of us will not necessarily do big things (feed 5000 people), but we will likely be asked to turn over our lunch for Jesus to use. Things such as our time, our skills, talents, our TV schedule, etc. can be used in very powerful ways. Are we willing to place what we have in the hands of Jesus—no matter how big or how small?
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Thursday | Week 5
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst” (John 6:35, NASB).
Bread. Homemade, fragrant, warm bread. It never tastes better than on a cold wintry day. Something about that snowy cold, while I am snug inside a warm house triggers the baking gene in me.
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Wednesday | Week 5
John shares seven I am statements of Jesus in his Gospel. The first of these seven statements is shared in John 6:35, “I am the bread of life.” John begins chapter 6 by sharing the story of Jesus feeding 5,000. Now several verses later in this chapter, Jesus is being asked to give a sign to help the people see and believe. They allude to the daily manna, the bread from heaven, their ancestors received in the wilderness.
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Tuesday | Week 5
Jesus is the bread of life. It’s a very popular phrase from the Bible that we read about here in John 6, but the depth of that statement cannot be lost on us reading this passage in 2020.
First and foremost, the chapter kicks off with Jesus feeding the 5,000. We know from studying this passage that the actual number could have been as high as 15,000-20,000 after you count the women and children who were present that day.
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Monday | Week 5
Our scripture reading for this week begins with a well-known story, for some: Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000. Fun fact, this is the only miracle recorded in all four of the Gospels! Anyway, back to the text...
As had become the norm by this time in His ministry, Jesus has a huge crowd of people coming to look for Him. He decides to feed them. It’s not just miraculous that He accomplishes this, but also HOW He does it.
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