However Small, Jesus Can Use It

If you feel like you're not talented enough to br used by God, read the story of the feeding of the 5000 men. If you add women and children , the number could be more than twenty thousand.  And the boy's lunch was more meager than you imagined.  A loaf was about the size of a mini pancake.  The word for fish refers to sea creatures about the size of sardines.

But what made the little lunch a big feast is what the boy did when Jesus asked him for it.  He gave it willingly.  He didn't say. "Lord, you can have one fish, but I will keep the other one.  You take three loaves and I  the other two."  He gave Jesus everything He asked for. Now think about the results of his act of sacrificial kindness. (1) The original lunch didn't fill up even a single basket, but the leftovers filled twelve baskets. This illustrates the harvest law taught in Scripture. When  you give to God, you always get back more than you give (see LK 6:38 NCV). And when you withhold, you rob yourself of His blessing.  "One gives freely yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want' (Pr 11:24 ESV). (2) By meeting the needs of others, his own needs were met. "Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted" (Jn 6:11 NIV).. The truth is that when you give God what you have, you will be amazed what He Does with it.