Day 18: Saturday, March 18th, 2017

Mar 18, 2017 | by Congregation Members | series: Lenten Devotionals 2017


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Day 18: Saturday, March 18, 2017               John 6:1-15 (CEB)

“After this Jesus went across the sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberus).  A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick.  Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples.  It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival.

 

Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming towards him.  He asked Philip, ‘Where will we buy food to feed these people?’ Jesus said, ‘This to test him, for he    already knew what he was going to do…’

 

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother said ‘A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?’”

 

The Scripture reading is from the Gospel according to John.  This year it falls near my 82nd birthday.  The disciple Andrew calls attention to a nameless youth who gave up his lunch. ”Andy” believed that Jesus could feed the crowd.  After all, Jesus had been healing the sick for at least three years.  The disciples had seen the compassion of Jesus at work. 

 

Jesus took the bread and after he had given thanks, he distributed it to the hungry. After this feeding the crowd was about to come and force Him to be their king. Jesus took refuge again, alone on a mountain.  If Jesus needed to take time to be alone, how much more do we need to be alone, depending on God’s grace?

 

Prayer:  Our loving Father, we depend on Your compassion each day.  Amen.

 

Contributed by Andy Fowler


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