Before I get started with the scripture reading, I just have to give a praise report. God has just been blessing me so abundantly over the last week and I wanted everyone to know. The blessings have not been material, but spiritual blessings. It is hard to explain, but I feel such an excitement and joy in my spirit that it is hard to contain. I feel like God is opening my eyes to a new level, that I am seeing beyond my circumstances. He is showing me what true joy really is. With this said I also want you to know that this week work was stressful, our pool pump quit, my grandmother had to be taken to the hospital, and my air conditioner unit at home quit. However, God is greater than anything else, he will remain when everything else fails, and he is my one and only savior!
Now for Today’s Reading: Matthew 15:29-39
Funny thing…just last week a friend was talking about this particular story and saying how she was so bewildered that the disciples asked Jesus how are we going to feed all these people after they had just witnessed all the miraculous healings that he had performed on these people. Think about it, you are following Jesus and you see him heal the cripple, make the blind to see, grant speech to the mute, and cast out demons, yet you question whether he is capable of providing a meal for these people. After we talked, I, of course, began to think about it and once again was shaking my head in disbelief at the lack of faith the disciples had---then it happened, just as it always does, Jesus spoke. Are they really that different than you? Haven’t you witnessed miracles? Hasn’t God performed great things in your life? Hasn’t God answered the prayers of your heart, the ones that were unspoken? Hasn’t God stood you back on solid ground? Hasn’t God comforted you when you thought there was no hope? Yes, he has done all these things for me. I know from my own experience what he can do, yet how many times have I doubted? How many times have I questioned? How many times did I let my faith slip away? The disciples’ roles, I believe, also tell a story, a story of people like you and I. They show that no matter how much you love Jesus, we are still human and we will fail him, but that is when grace and mercy come into play. That is why God sent Jesus, he sent him for us---so that we can accomplish the task of living our life here on earth because without Jesus, without his life, death, and resurrection there would be no chance for us. Jesus is our chance, our opportunity to live this life the way it was meant to be lived---for him! With all the miracles that occurred on that mountainside, feeding over 5000 people was not only a miracle, but I think Jesus’ way of saying I love you so much that I not only want to heal you, but I want to meet your basic needs as well. I don’t want you to leave hungry, I want you to be well nourished and blessed through this miracle. I think about both of my grandmothers, they always want you to leave their house full and happy, why? Because it brings them joy to see you happy, to see all your needs met---and they do this just because they love you. So no matter your need, no matter your circumstance, know that Jesus just loves you and he wants to take care of you---the only stipulation---you have to let him!
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