The Faith Factor 2

Devotional Reading: Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. John 6:11 NLT

Before Jesus passed the baskets of fish and bread to the disciples, he gave thanks to the Lord and blessed the meal. You see, the point here is that the basket had to contain “not enough” based on the sheer amount of fish and bread it would take to feed such a large group. There’s no way the baskets could hold that much food, right?

Jesus knew that the disciples would make this assumption. He knew that they would be tempted to look into the empty basket and lose their faith before everyone is fed.

So, He distributed the food to them and they in turn gave it the people. It is always God who brings the increase. He is the source of blessing.

How many times have we been in a similar circumstance?

We cannot see or think of a way out. We can’t imagine a solution to our situation or an answer to our problems, however when faith is factored in the things we pass through, things work out.

Faith is the assurance that the things revealed and promised in the Word are true, even though they are unseen, and faith gives the believer a conviction that what he expects in faith, will come to pass.

We don’t need to understand how, we need to understand who.

We need to understand that faith is rarely easy but always necessary. Even the disciples were unsure when Jesus instructed them to hand out the food, yet there were twelve baskets left over!

Prayer and Confession
Father, I believe that you can do all things and so I believe that my situations will change even if I don’t understand. Amen!

Further Reading: Romans 8:28, 2Corinthians 5:7