“And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.” (Matt 14:20)

I pray that you had a great day of worship and a blessed Lord’s Day with your local church. There are times we think of ourselves as insignificant and unnoticed. In the large scheme of things, we may be overlooked or left out. Not so when GOD is Host. There is enough for all! Yet so often our response to God’s presence or His word, we act with great caution and little faith. The disciples possibly began to distribute the supplies with great care, but soon discovered that as group after group were provided for, their faith increased, and they became lavish in their distribution. Every appetite was satisfied with bread and fish, and there was plenty for all. We can learn from this scripture passage that God’s supplies are as great as the demand. Even greater, for He “is able to make all grace abound toward you…having all sufficiency…have an abundance for every good work” (2 Cor 9:8). Only listen and hear the Spirit saying “my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Php 4:19). God is attuned and attentive to His children because He cares for each of them. He is the Great Provider, but also notice that He is a wise Administrator. He was prudent “and they took up the fragments,” of what was left. His provisions include enough blessing for others and for continued blessings as well. There is no waste with God. The early church “had all things in common” and shared all that they had “as anyone had need” (Acts 4:32-35). There are lessons we can learn from this occasion in scripture. All things are to be done decently and in order. The multitude was made to sit down in companies of fifty. There was no crowding or pushing. No chaos. We also see that before the distribution, the meal began with the giving of thanks. “Looking up to Heaven, He blessed, and brake, and gave to the disciples.” God is the source of our strength and all our supply. Give Him thanks. My friend, God graciously supplies more than the bare necessaries of life. It is from His hands that He “giveth us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim 6:17). He gives and blesses into our lives even greater than we can think or imagine. “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matt 7:11). Father, thank You for Your love and care to supply my every need and fill my life with Your abundant joy. Teach me and guide me to live in such fellowship with You that every act may be a Psalm, every meal a sacrament, every room a sanctuary, and every thought a prayer. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.