Feeding Those 5000

 

I have been so captured by the feeding of the 5,000. Have been reading the Expositors Bible Commentary on this passage. And what I have seen from the other passages they give, is that too many people try to relate this back to Moses and the giving for the Manna from heaven. They were not to keep any extra portion, but only what they required for the day. But in Matthew 14, the fragments are to be kept and I kept noticing of what was written: Jesus ministered the meal, and He ministered the process! In a Voice of Prayer teaching coming up, Jesus was the HOST! ( Blessed, Broken, Given, and Divided)

In Mark 6,He called ORDER for all to be seated in 100’s and 50’s. He tells the disciples to give them something. In this situation, Jesus cannot be reduced to the Prophet, a rabbi, or teacher of the law. THIS is God on the scene!

Another thing I took note of, was Moses was the Leader called by God to lead a nation out of Egypt. Jesus is the Leader, Who leads as Savior, Redeemer, the Lamb of God for sacrifice in taking the sins of man (of the world). Jesus would lead us to heaven, not across the pond to England, or Wales, but lead us home in Him! Where He is, there we are to be also! I also meditate on the truth that Moses lead a million out of Egypt, and how many actually took the promised land that was spoken about? What was the number who rebelled in the desert and would not go into the land God had given them?

Also, many churches gather to eat a meal together, like they did in the desert! They gather to eat and remember. Yet what are they remembering? Jesus, the Host in that back country place, had the disciples to bring what they had in hand. Jesus, the Host took the bread and broke it as He blessed it. He took the fish and distributed. He did not break the fish! Only the bread is broken.

Awesome words indeed, and if we hear them as we read and mediate them: what was of the identified bread: a loaf of barley, the food of the poor.

Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard it ( the death of John His cousin), He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when He saw a great multitude; and He  was moved with compassion for the, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 and they said to Him, “We have been here only five loaves and two fish.”

In Matthew 14:19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And he took the five loves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

He Who is Bread took bread, blessed it and broke it. And it was given to the multitude. We cannot give to another what has not been blessed by God. What has been broken is what is multitude in the word of truth where Jesus is manifested and power of the Holy Spirit observed. It is demonstration of the Spirit and power.

                                                                                                 

From this passage, Jesus would reveal He would be the broken bread: John 6:22-71….John 6:35 I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.  

John 6: 28-40 NKJV Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered & said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” 30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it & believe You?” What work will You do? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” 32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven & gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”    

 

True bread from heaven: Jesus! This is not just about a loaf of bread but of life and joy in the peace with God!  John 6:48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. 50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” 

Loaves and 2 fish He divided among them. Yes there are five loaves and 2 fish: Mark 6:39-44  39 Then he commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in 100’s & in 50's. 41& when he had taken the 5 loaves & the 2 fish, he looked up to heaven, blessed & broke the loaves, & gave them to his disciples to set before them, & the 2 fish He divided among them all.42 So they all ate & were filled 43 & they took up 12 baskets full of fragments of the fish.4 Now those who had eat the loaves were about 5,000 men.

Jesus gave to the “poor”. When poor is used this way, it means "to be destitute, without resources; weak, powerless; spiritually bankrupt." Being poor in spirit is the platform on which is built all of the other beautiful attitudes that please God and motivate Him to respond with spiritual and physical blessings. Our being poor in spirit is the recognition of our spiritual need that causes us to cry out to God for what He can and will supply. For us, we can testify how our lives have changed in just twenty five years. We feed others with that which God has fed us.

Twelve baskets full held the remaining fragments of bread and fish. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, a sound of enough, being full, and twelve baskets remaining, what may be considered scraps, leftovers and still enough to carry with you for later. Understand that Barley was for the poor! And Jesus the Host is our supply! May this recognition be yours in knowing about God from the proper perspective, causing you to give Him praise and thanksgiving. May you see Him for what He is and what He has and makes you long to be the same, just as the financially poor see and desire to be like the rich in Christ Jesus. For death could not hold Him. The tomb could not contain Him: He is greater and He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.

May we influence others this year: in a field, in a barn, in a park, or maybe a church! For our walk is one in demonstration of the Spirit and power. We will speak what the Lord has done for us. ( Watch Voice of Prayer for the teaching this week:  Blessed, Broken, Given and Divided)

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Standing in Line:Order, Order, Order

Do you ever overhear what people talk about while standing in line? If they are right in front of you, you cannot but help hear what is on their mind. Hurry, hurry, hurry!

They are speaking of where they need to be. They speak of the long line and still speak of their new wares they are taking home for their own desires. Now in a store, like a grocery market, food is generally the theme. YOU hear the "I want", with the response, "That is not a vegetable"......and then the conversation ends with a "snort" or something close to it.

Yes, people in lines can be excited about going on the next ride, like at Disneyland, Magic Mountain or what about those lines at the movies? I remember seeing a line clear around the movie theater in a small town in Wyoming when Saturday Night Fever came out. (yes, that was the 70's) And I am not sure why there was such a line. I did not think there was that many young people in the city, ourselves included, but the size of that line made me think, "not all of them are getting in to see the flick"!
Then I remember the times I wanted the 405 ramp and was in the extreme "left land" of the highway. Of course, could I not see the super LONG LINE to my right that started about a mile back? No! Let's see now, if I drive another two miles and exit off, I can cross over and drive back about 5 miles to get back on the highway, but be far enough back to stay in right hand LANE  to exit onto ramp for 405. Okay, no hurry that way or taking the SUPER LONG WAY AROUND! What was I thinking when leaving work?

But there is another line, I am thinking about. It is composed of women of any age who have been mistreated, abused, the beaten, the betrayed, the abandoned and the left for dead. I see a line of women who should be honored for their gift of having a child. I see women who had homes, but have been left to fend for themselves in a world that seeks to lust after youthful things. I think today of women who need a loving hug in friendship, not in how much they can give the other. I see women who are left to their own devices of not having a job, not having a real education but raised a family only to be abused by the spouse and left to live what life they have remaining in loneliness, and despair. What a broken spirit she must have!
Yes there is a line of women who know not their true identity in Christ. Their world is nothing of order, but is seen as sickness, sadness and loss.
They are weighted down with ugliness others have placed on them. But there was "no shame" in the garden.


Genesis 2:24-25
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.  NKJV

There was no shame in the garden of Eden. It was not known, for God did not give them shame to know. It was when satan entered the garden that shame appeared.


Genesis 3:9-12
9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" 10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." 11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" 12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."  NKJV

Proverbs 3:35

35 The wise shall inherit glory,

But shame shall be the legacy of fools.  NKJV

Fools attack others. They come with "their own desires" and take from those who are considered the lesser,yes, the weaker, those with little or no self esteem!  Those who have done this to women will leave a legacy that only fools can leave. For God truly wants those who have been the wounded, the abused, and the abandoned to know He is watching. And He will have His day! HIS JUSTICE WILL ROLL ON LIKE A RIVER!
Amos 5:23-24
23 Away with the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24 But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
NIV

We must lift women up to Him, and pray for their security to come in Him. Let's lift those who have no one to walk with them to their final day and their final breath.

Psalm 44:15-16

15 My dishonor is continually before me,

And the shame of my face has covered me, 

16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,

Because of the enemy and the avenger. NKJV

For women who have this outlook see themselves like the verses speak above. They are the covered in shame. But it is the adversary, the devil who continues to voice the hurt, the pain, the loneliness and tears speaking that no one cares! 

Women are more than just a body, Women have minds, and they have the ability to bring forth a child when conceived in their wombs. Women are of value. They nurture babies. They bring them forth in love and never leave them to fend for themselves. For most women, they endured to have their child or children AND bring them into a home with much love and care. In that Father, I would ask You to keep them in the bosom of Your love.  Thank You for protecting that woman in her day of deliverance of child and answering her prayers for the baby of her love.

Women of all ages today stand in a line, waiting their turn to be released from that which seems endless. Their plight was begun in the garden of Eden, but it does not mean they have to remain in it. For we truly have a Savior who died for those who would believe in Him. Romans 4:24-25
for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

Deuteronomy 32:28-35
28 "For they are a nation void of counsel,
Nor is there any understanding in them.
29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their latter end!
30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the LORD had surrendered them?
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom
And of the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of gall,
Their clusters are bitter.
33 Their wine is the poison of serpents,
And the cruel venom of cobras.

34'Is this not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up among My treasures?
35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.'   NKJV

There is a group......a nation...if you will.....of a people (men)..who are the void of counsel. They have no understanding. They see not nor understand truth and the importance of Godly wisdom. Those planted into the world's system and the culture, are established on a rock of "me, myself and I". Their intent is to take and take....speaking much like Proverbs  30:15.........15 "The leech has two daughters.
'Give! Give!' they cry.
Somehow  society dictates women are to be submissive, but they ARE NOT TO BE SUBMISSIVE TO HARANGUE OR ANY KIND OF ABUSIVE SITUATION. The one who bullies another is the individual who are gall as they deal out pain, their demand for their own way, and they inflict with words of venom toward the woman they violently harass. They are the bitter and the cruel in their demeanor. They are hostile and seek evil against women.
But God is the "women's " Advocate, and He will deliver. For those mistreating a woman in any way will find that calamity will come hard upon them.

Many of these are women are those who just want to please. They think if they over extend themselves into some unusual behavior some guy will think more about them and truly care with love for the. But you cannot please the devil. He came to steal, kill and destroy.

Today, I reach out with others who will read this and take it to heart that we must pray for those who are our sisters in the Lord. God is merciful and is much more merciful than human beings.

Today we pray for those in the abusive lifestyle, those who think they need to remove their clothes to be loved, and for those who are left, those in their 50's and 60's after many years of sacrifice, love and service to family members, are now counted among those without hope or any love. We seek to pray for those coming out of the situations to let go of any resentment toward others. May they know the grace of God that sets them free to experience God's love and trust. May they see clearly the abusive behavior, the hatred, strife and rage and any decisive harangue speaking as to any sexual, physical and verbal content.

God has much more for His ladies. For those who love HIM, He never leaves or forsakes. To any of the women found in this kind of human torture, should be looked after by THE children who were given life in early years. Grown children who ignore the abused "mother" look a lot like those who would rather forget their mother than to honor them!   Judgement will come to them, the grown children, if they continue to ignore the environment of bodily harm their mother may be experiencing. And choosing to give no help is not good.  For we are to honor our parents all the days of our lives.

Matthew 15:3-9

3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'  5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,' 6 he is not to 'honor his father' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 

8 "'These people honor me with their lips, 

but their hearts are far from me. 

9 They worship me in vain; 

their teachings are but rules taught by men.'" NIV

 For women everywhere, may the God of mercy speak to each in their situation. Lamentations 3:22-24............22 Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed,   Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"Therefore I hope in Him!"  NKJV

 For those who were married, let those men come to their senses. May they know that God brought them, he and his wife together in a faithful union. As the wife of his youth, he the husband is to keep covenant. That is, he is to hate divorce. For our God hates divorce and cruel men. May these men control their passions and never divorce their wives for any reason.

Any women who walk in generational curses of this nature are over-comers by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
Women who are in dire straits must look for truth in God.  Any uncontrollable anger or rage is a curse and should be dealt with as such.


Order, Order, Order come to these who desire to leave the abuse behind. Father be their Gardener. May any vile thing, any cancerous evil be thrown into the garbage never to return to any of their lives.

Father God, in Jesus' name, we pray for women who are the abused and considered less than equals to man. Jesus was sent to bind up the broken-heart and to heal pain. Father You sent Your Word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction. Help them know it is not over. They still have lives to live and bring praise to You God for delivering them. Father, You love unconditionally.  For those growing weary in their day to day existence, may they find joy, peace and love in YOU. May they see truth and light in that which comes from the Father of Lights of whom there is no changing. YOU NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND! (James 1:17)
Father, we pray that these women who desire the way out of this kind of bondage, would know that any anxiety and fear will neutralize their faith. May these women speak and affirm their faith is in You. May they make definite requests for their needs and cast all care on You for YOU care for them.

Father, Your best for them is found in Your Word. It is to encourage them, build their faith, and regard You as their God. Help them not to be passive about change. Help them to see where change must occur to come out of hurtful bondage.

Lord help them to be always forgiving and show any who may not be doing that. Expose the recesses of souls so they will not be locked up by any unforgiveness. Enable them to love their enemies as You Father have commanded in Your Word.
Today I also pray they would desire to choose You and walk free from the death that unforgiveness brings. Enable them to walk in light and be cleansed from all sin. Thank You for the plans and purposes You hold for their lives. Today You are their Healer, Deliverer, Provider and Redeemer. Comfort them in this day. Show them the way of true worship. Give them words of praise to sing out of their mouths and may a joyful step come back in their walk.

 I thank You that Yo have heard our prayers from heaven and are even now are answering… amen and praise to Your Name HOLY  Lord..........

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A Moment, A Mist in Time

How do we define a life, who was so valuable to the kingdom of God? If I could put it down on paper, write it in honor of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, it would be glorifying to the One Who created such a fine lady.
Today, I write in remembrance of a dear friend who departed to be with the Lord on February 10, 2015.  I will call her "Jude"..........and she impacted many lives with her love for the Lord and His goodness. She had a contagious laugh that would cause others to join in and laugh as well. Just ask my daughter about that laugh.  On her serious side, Jude was as quiet as a mouse in hearing the Lord speak His next direction to her!
I dedicate this to the memory of her today!

I knew her through serving with her. For these almost two full decades, we have had a relationship. Although since she and her husband had moved from the Seattle area in 2004, we remained in contact with calls, visits and even dinner out! We came to know her in 1997. Spent time assisting her in Bible studies with other women. I gleaned a great deal about being the "lady" God desires us to be. She served in Women's Ministry, led Bible studies, led Prayer Ministry and of late, had a ministry for missionaries. I remember that she with her husband cleaned bathrooms for two years and never complained. A lot of information and knowledge of a gracious, serving lady came to me and I put it down as the memories have come. Yes, it was seven years we lived close by to one another. They had moved to be closer to her mother for awhile.
 In all this, she was a friend to many, loved to pray and loved to tell others of how God brought her through many trials and tribulations. She would glow with the Presence of God and seemed to be effervescent with a freshness of a cool breeze on a hot day!  It was always her goal to be mindful of God, an instrument to glorify Him much like David did.
She loved to drive "little sport cars" and if she knew not what to cook for dinner, she would throw some onions in a  skillet and just saute' till she could figure something out. She wanted her husband to come home and find her busy preparing for his trip home from a busy day at work!
Yes, she was always looking out for others indeed!
It was her delight to feed you even if you had just had a meal. She certainly looked out for the needs of the many whether in the "hug" ministry or ministering to a broken heart in prayer!
We could be in a crowd of people, and find something that could make us laugh, like talking about those "June Bugs" being we were from the South. Yes, she spent some time there when a child and together, we had much we could cover about the "good ole' south"!

Her beauty was a moral beauty. She stood out from the crowd and had the "graces" of a true lady.
She was rich in the things of God, and gloried in Him, as praise continued to flow from her mouth.
Today, I believe she stands with Jesus and giving glory to Him even still. I know her to be laughing with joy in expressible and full of His glory. Yes, a contagious laugh I am certain is still heard throughout the kingdom.

My question is this: " what will people remember about us?"

Would people be reminded of some wisdom God had us to speak to them or could they possibly remember a truth that God allowed us to speak to others about God, that made them smile and weep at the same time? For I genuinely do both right now!
Will our lives continue to speak truth of God the Father and declare His goodness when we have left this world?
 I am in awe of someone who can live fully for God and be thankful. For whatever Jude's plight, she always came through like a "trooper" and clung to promise of life through Jesus, the Lord and Savior!  That is what I desire for me and my family. I desire for many people to know God as I do and what I saw demonstrated in and through a woman totally committed to God!

There are people we can read about and study in the Bible and know how they came through great trials and tribulations. We can learn and glean so much from lives lived totally for God!

We can certainly remember some of the "ladies" of the Bible.  Let's see, Miriam was devoted to God and to ministry. She was faithful, disciplined and a leader. Deborah, was remarkable as the prophetess, a wife of Lappidoth, and a judge. She was also known as " a mother in Israel". She was devoted to God and she obeyed His instruction. She was known for her wisdom that came from a humble path of service to God and to man.  In Ruth's life we have found out that God never changes, is always on the scene, in circumstances, through people and yes, showing up in some major events in our lives!  She came through some tough times of loss and suffering. But she responded by giving her heart to not only Naomi's God but she served others.

Now Hannah, what a lady indeed, and how easy to keep her mouth closed when her husband had another woman living with them. Yikes, someone would have been exiting that house, if it were mine! Even though bullied, Hannah had a fellowship with God that showed she was a woman of strength and courage to believe God for the best in any situation! In these cases, prayer was always on the forefront of any matter or situation going on at the time!

As men and women of God, do we look to God for our answers and trust He is for us? Do we see that our faith in the One True God brings out a beauty in us that others will see and know?

And then I think of Elizabeth, the righteous and the obedient. Though childless, her barrenness was something that could cause her and her husband to be thrown out of the church. She had strength where many would have discouragement and disappointment. Her days  were filled with an expectancy that God answers. The Lord brought them the word, “ He will also be before Him in the spirit of Elijah”…(.Luke 1:15,17)

Even as Zacharias prayed and got the answer.........it was his questioning in unbelief that shut his mouth till the baby John came forth into this world and make a difference for the kingdom of God. Elizabeth displayed her praise and thankfulness toward a loving God and she experienced the miraculous, did she not?

Our lives are for but a moment.....a mist in time.......James 4:14............14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.  NKJV

So in comparison to a vapor like shaking a fizzy cola, do we see our time is so short here on this earth?

If we are but for a moment in time.........then shake this vessel Lord and make me like a cola that fizzes and that YOU can shake me up..........cause me to move......that I may speak, to pray with an earnest heart,  glorify God, and serve my fellowman to make the mark You intended me to do in this moment of time.

 It was said that James M. Black, in 1893, a Methodist Sunday School teacher in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was calling roll one day for a youth meeting. One of the youths did not show up. Her name was Bessie, the daughter of a drunkard. He was disappointed to find no song or anything about the roll call up yonder.......(with Bessie on his mind).....he in effect said, "well, I trust when the roll is called up yonder, she (Bessie) will be there.."

The "inner voice" seemed to say, "why don't you write one?" But he dismissed the thought. When he arrived at the gate on his way home. the same thought came so strongly that tears filled his eyes. He went to the piano and began the effortless task of writing the song.............of course we know it to be the song that was sung in the Academy award winning movie, Sergeant York (1941).  

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,

And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;

When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,

And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.

This Mr. James Black certainly heeded God the Holy Spirit and wrote what he felt for all the Bessie's in the world. He sat down and wrote a song about what was his heart and the Father's heart!

I am looking forward to the day I can stand with my friend, Jude, and meet all the ladies of the Bible, for they truly are the example of the way to walk to see God's face, and experience His love everyday of our lives!   I have a music box that has this quote on the face of it.......On the face of the lid..................there is this orchid opening up.....and the verse goes like this: "Special People...Touch our Hearts and leave their Fingerprints there FOREVER....
Jude certainly touched my heart.............!

Father, today, I thank You for all the Jude's, the Elizabeth's, the Ruth's, and the Hannah's, who by example, showed us that we can benefit from knowing Your truth and wisdom. Today, I pray that any who read this, man or woman alike, would benefit from knowing that God has something special planned for us. YOU Father planned for us from the foundation of the world. We sometimes may not like the ending, but surely You God do not make mistakes, and You keep us from the enemy. It is You Who knows our frame and Father, our eyes are on You, the Author and Finisher of our faith.  If we are but for a moment in time.........then shake these vessels Lord and make us like a cola that fizzes and that YOU can shake us up...........to move................shake us up.........to be that effervescence... SO....that we willingly will speak, will be willing to pray, to glorify God no matter what, and serve our fellowman to make the mark You intended us to do in this moment of time.

For there are many, Father, who make an impact in other people's lives, but may we be those who will sound different and look different. May they know us to be the son's and the daughter's of the Most High God. Like our friend Jude, may we show proper respect to everyone, love the brotherhood of believers, and fear God. ( 1 Peter 2:17)

Lord God, I pray for us to speak with the wisdom of God and give revelation of Your word that dispels the darkness.

Like Jesus, may we be those who will lead and teach others. Father activate the gifts in us and use it for Your glory. Help us to mentor those who could use it and embrace it. Just like the lamp that needs to be plugged in to light the living room, who might we need to connect with today for Your glory? Cause us to be the those who will lead and cause others to succeed in Jesus' name. May we be those people who will cause others to come to know our God our Father and to bring to YOU, a smile to Your face. Amen.

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