In these financially trying times, remember…
HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming
toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy
bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to
test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.
(John 6:5, 6)
Jesus and His tiny band of helpers were trying
To get some rest – but not for long, for from the foot
Of the mountain where they sheltered they saw,
Rushing toward them from the valley below,
Great crowds of people, rolling forward like waves,
Many carrying sick friends and loved ones on pallets,
And everybody carrying secret burdens in their hearts.
But in their haste to be first to reach the Master’s touch
They forgot one most mundane but still elemental
Thing of all: They forgot to bring some lunch!
As the disciples watched the on-rushing crowds, some
Grumbling “There goes our precious hoped-for rest!”,
Jesus asked Philip, no doubt the math wiz of the group,
“Where can we buy enough bread to feed these crowds?”
Quickly Philip’s mental calculator spat out the answer:
“Forget it, Lord, impossible! Two hundred days worth
Of a laborer’s wages won’t buy even a bite for each.”
What Philip didn’t know or maybe plain forgot was that
The Master was merely testing him, for He already knew
What He would do to feed five thousand hungry mouths.
Today I ask the Lord: “Lord, my needs like tsunami waves
Are breaking over me – needs for today that I thought
I have prepared for, and still greater needs for tomorrow
That, if I tried a hundred-fold, I know I couldn’t prepare for.
Lord, to meet all these needs where shall I get the supply?
I hear the Lord reply: “Peace, my child, quiet your heart.
Drive demon doubt away, command devil fear depart.
I am your Source, your needs will be supplied. Just as I
Multipled five loaves and two fish to feed the crowds,
So I will multiply my blessings upon you, you will
Have enough today, and tomorrow you’ll never run out.”
© 11-10-10 by Bien A. Llobrera
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