Devotion:
Read Mark 6:34-44.
In the history of the people of Israel, the wilderness was a place of tests. While in the wilderness, God taught them to trust in him for the necessities of life. More than a thousand years later Jesus taught his disciples the same lesson. Near the beginning of this chapter, Jesus describes what life will be like for his disciples if they follow him. Jesus told them to take nothing for the journey except a staff; take no bread, no bag, or no money. His followers were to be dependent on the hospitality of others to feed, clothe, and shelter them.
Jesus had just finished teaching a crowd of several thousand people out in the countryside when a crisis arose. There was a food shortage, and the disciples didn’t know what to do. Jesus told them to give them something to eat. Hearing this, they were perplexed. Jesus then took the little they had, gave thanks, and miraculously multiplied it so that everyone had more than enough to eat. In this way Jesus taught the disciples to trust in God for their needs. God has the power to provide all that we need, and more. We simply need to trust Him. Crises lead to blessings when they teach us to depend on God.
Personal Worship Option:
Do you ever feel like you are being brought to the end of your ability to do what God is asking of you? Could God be inviting you to see what he can do for you that you simply cannot do by yourself?
Lord, many of us are in times of testing right now. Forgive us our doubts and help us to trust you for all that we truly need. In the name of Jesus, we pray and give thanks. Amen.
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