Praise The Lord Everyone!!! ✝️❤️😊
You know when I was younger, we were taught to pray before every meal. We each had a personal short prayer we recited before we picked up a fork or spoon. One of my sibling prayers at mealtime was “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. Amen.” This is a conventional mealtime prayer but it’s an awesome mealtime prayer because it articulates the importance of being appreciative. We’re to give thanks to God for everything we have because every single blessing we receive comes from God Himself.
In verse 2 of our scripture reading this morning, we see that crowds following Jesus were massive. The talk had circulated everywhere about Jesus’ astonishing signs of healing the sick. People had come from all over to witness the healing and more. Then the disciples contemplated the best way to feed the thousands of people that were gathered to hear and see Jesus. The Apostle Andrew came up with an innovative plan.
He volunteered a boy’s lunch as an answer to their conundrum. Jesus accepted the five small rolls and a couple of fish which were the size of sardines, gave thanks, dispersed the food, and multiplied it to meet the needs of all the people.
Beloved, what we occasionally miss in this story is that Jesus paused to pray and give thanks. We remember the crowd, the miracle, the disciples, but my question to you this morning is how often do we wonder about Jesus’ prayer? What was Jesus actually thankful for? Was it for the boy who gave up his lunch? Was it for the Apostle Andrew who had come up with the creative idea? Or maybe it was for the boy’s mother who was wise enough to pack a lunch for her son? 😊
Our text doesn’t tell us, but there’s one thing we know for sure about the prayers of Jesus, without a doubt we can be sure who Jesus gave thanks to – God the Father. Jesus paused and thanked the Father before that hillside meal, just as He did when He passed the wine and bread during His last supper before His death.
Beloved, we too can give thanks, keeping in mind that God is great, and God is good. We should thank Him for the food that nurtures us and even more because it’s His sacrifice that gives us life.
Let Us Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing us with the provisions that help us as we partake our life’s journey. We give thanks to You and only You because there’s no other like You that provides what we need. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen and Aaamen.
Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will enter our earthly room and blow out our candle. So, reach out and touch the ones that need your agape, dissolve the divisions among you, continue to encourage one another, be united in the same mind, the same reasoning and continue to build one another up.
I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a Wonderful Sunday. ✝️❤️😊
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