More Than Enough

Scripture: 12Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here."
13He replied, "You give them something to eat."
They answered, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd." 14(About five thousand men were there.)
But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." 15The disciples did so, and everybody sat down. 16Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people. 17They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Luke 9:12-17



Observation: Sometimes, what we have to offer up doesn't seem like much. What we have falls short of what we think we need. When we offer up what we have to God and give thanks, He can do so much more than we could ever dream of doing! In this example, 5000 people were fed from 5 loaves and 2 fish. Not only were they fed - they were SATISFIED! And to top it all off - there was food left over...



Application: We need to remember to thank God for what we have and offer it up to Him daily.


Prayer: Lord - thank You for all You have given me in my life. I commit to seeking You daily and I offer up my life to You.