Monday, October 25, 2010

Can we see the way Jesus sees?

John 6:1 – 26

There is more than enough in this passage to write several devotional thoughts but for today, I simply want us to look at one aspect of the miracle supper.

Most people are either glass half empty or glass half full kind of people. The idea is that some people always see the negative or problem side of things and others the positive. Neither is necessarily good or bad. People who see the glass half empty can be the ones who help solve the world’s problems. People who see it had full can always bring encouragement. It is what you do with the way you see things that matters. If you are whiney, and hopeless, half empty is a problem but if you use your insight to solve the problem you see then you change the world. if you are oblivious to reality half full is a problem, but if you help others to see the potential then you have changed the world.

The disciples saw a very real and potentially dangerous problem. People had been following Jesus and now where outside of the city with no sustenance. Jesus knew their fears and asked the question, “How are we going to feed all of these people?” Philip’s answer roughly translates into 8 months normal wages would not feed everyone. Jesus was looking to see if the disciples yet understood who He was. He was the one through whom all things were created. Jesus saw the problem and the solution; He also was looking for the disciples to see it as well. Andrew saw through the eyes of a little child. A child offered his loaves and fish. Andrew had seen what Jesus could do with plain water at the wedding of Cana. The child only knew the love he felt from Jesus and offered the only offering he had available. Jesus saw the heart of the child, the hunger of the people, and the power of the Father.

No matter what the problem, the Lord has an answer. We waste a lot of time worrying. Jesus lead the people out into the outskirts of the city, He knew they would be hungry; He knew how much money they had in their money sack. He also knew God the Father does not fail. Remember Jesus, said, “I only do that which I see the Father doing.”

What struggles or problems are you facing today? Jesus has already provided the means for your deliverance and freedom? Try not to be quick to worry but instead be quick to ask and look for the solution. There is always something or someone that the Lord will use in your life to solve your difficulty. God is a loving Father, there are times He wants us to grow through things but He always has the solution to every trial a difficulty. Look at the glass as neither empty of full but as potential for the Lord to do great things in our lives. I am sure that at some point even today you will face challenges, when you do see things as Jesus does, let Him show you the solution. Nothing is too difficult for God!

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