What are you holding on to?

John 6: 9 – 10

"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" Jesus said, "Have the people sit down."

 

This story is one of the most recognizable accounts in the Bible, but we often miss its significance.

Here was a boy who came to church one day, prepared.

 

I wonder what might have happened, had this young man been unwilling to share his afternoon lunch?

We might have missed out on one of the greatest miracles ever recorded in the Gospels.

 

We also know that it’s recorded, that Jesus repeated this event just a few days later—using someone else’s bagged lunch.

Funny things is, Jesus overheard the disciples chatting about this event to themselves, and they wanted to know who brought all that bread and fish.

 

They missed the power, and so do we sometimes, when we’re tight fisted with the things Jesus could use to display His power.

What are you holding onto, that Jesus could use?

 

If I’m allowed to paraphrase just a bit, I wonder if the dialog between Jesus and His followers could’ve been something like this;

“Don t you get who I am?” – “Don’t you understand the abundant generosity of God?” – Don’t you understand that I’ll take care of all of your needs?”

 

The key to the story, was that this young boy was willing to surrender his meager gifts to Jesus.

We would be amazed at what God can do in and through us, when we bring our meager gifts to Him.

 

Have you surrendered your meagerness to Jesus, yet?

We might be overwhelmed at the miracles Jesus could render, if we just opened up our hands, and our heart