DAILY MANNA DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LITTLE THINGS IN GOD'S HANDS
17TH JANUARY, 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 7-8
TEXT: Matthew 15:32-39
32 Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33 Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude.
37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.
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KEY VERSE: Matthew 15:34
“And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.”
THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY:
Little
things become great in the Almighty's hands.
THE MESSAGE:
Quite often, we focus on our personal inadequacies, the talents and abilities we lack. We neglect our little endowments and gifts, and conclude that nothing worthwhile can come from us. As a result, we give up easily or become discouraged. We forget that God does not work by the enormity of our spiritual or physical possessions, but by His own sovereign power.
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Jesus had been in a retreat with His followers. After three days of going without food, He became concerned about the wellbeing of the people. He would not send them home on empty stomach, "lest they faint in the way". He turned to His disciples to inquire about their stock of food. They promptly informed Him that it was not much, just seven loaves and few little fishes. How could this possibly feed thousands of people? But Jesus was not looking for a large store of food; He had the power to multiply few loaves into a large provision for multitudes.
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Quite amazingly, everyone in the crowd ate to their fill, leaving seven surplus baskets of the remnants of the food. Beside women and children, there were four thousand men in the gathering.
God does not need our help to do anything for us. He only demands that we believe in His ability to do anything we may require to live fruitfully. Our faith is the key that unlocks His supernatural works. It enables us to believe that God can do anything. Whatever the situation, He "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think."
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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