DCLM Daily Manna 17 January 2022
TOPIC: Little Things In God’s Hands
TEXT: MATTHEW 15:32-39
KEY VERSE: “And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes” (MATTHEW 15:34).
DCLM DAILY MANNA 17 JANUARY 2022 OUTLINE
Quite often, we focus on our personal inadequacies, the talents and abilities we lack. We neglect our little endowments and gifts, and conclude that nothing worthwhile can come from us. As a result, we give up easily or become discouraged. We forget that God does not work by the enormity of our spiritual or physical possessions, but by His own sovereign power.
Jesus had been in a retreat with His followers. After three days of going without food, He became concerned about the wellbeing of the people. He would not send them home on empty stomach, “lest they faint in the way”. He turned to His disciples to inquire about their stock of food. They promptly informed Him that it was not much, just seven loaves and a few little fishes. How could this possibly feed thousands of people? But Jesus was not looking for a large store of food; He had the power to multiply a few loaves into a large provision for multitudes.
Quite amazingly, everyone in the crowd ate to their fill, leaving seven surplus baskets of the remnants of the food. Besides women and children, there were four thousand men in the gathering. God does not need our help to do anything for us. He only demands that we believe in His ability to do anything we may require to live fruitfully. Our faith is the key that unlocks His supernatural works. It enables us to believe that God can do anything. Whatever the situation, He “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.”
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Little things become great in the Almighty’s hands.
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