Are You Limiting What God Can Do?

Are You Limiting What God Can Do?

Read John 6:1-14

After reading John 6:1-14 take a look at the three different things that Jesus said in these passages.

In John 6:5 Jesus poses the question to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" In the Bible this question is immediately followed by a sentence that tells the reader that Jesus only asked this question to test Philip. The Bible tells us that Jesus already had in mind what he was going to do.

So what was the point...why would Jesus ask Philip this question?

What lesson does Jesus teach by posing this simple question?

Do you think that this question will serve as a bridge to a teachable moment?

What lesson do we as the reader see illuminated here in respect to resources and the possibilities that are available through Jesus Christ?

Without going to purchase bread, Jesus performed a miracle. In John 6:10 Jesus said,
"Have the people sit down." Through a young child's offering of five small barley loaves and two fish, Jesus was able to feed five thousand people. What an amazing miracle!

One thing that this miracle says to me is... "Let us never dismiss
the day of small things, because in the Lord's hands HE can use whatever we have to offer and turn it into something great!"

Is there something in your life that God is calling you to offer that could feed others?

After the people are fed, Jesus speaks once again with another powerful lesson that is profoundly linked when he says, "Gather the pieces that are leftover. Let nothing be wasted."

What is Jesus teaching about leftovers?

Have you had a John 6:1-14 experience in your life? If so, try to describe the experience in a way that shows that God can take the smallest of offerings and multiply them into something far above and beyond human understanding.

The feeding of the 5000 represented a powerful miracle.

What are some of the miracles that have impacted your life?

What is considered to be the GREATEST MIRACLE OF HISTORY?

If you believe that THE RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ is indeed the greatest miracle that the world has ever experienced, then do you also believe in the limitless power that Jesus extends to HIS true followers?

What do you think of Jesus' statement in John 14:12 when Jesus declares, "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these..." ?

Are you limiting what God can do?

Are you programmed by the world we live in to respond like Philip did to the question Jesus posed to him? Are you accepting only the limits of man and mortal commonsense and dismissing the unlimited potential of the divine?

Dear Lord,
Help us to be open and teachable to your tests and your lessons. Help us to trust that all things are possible through you. Open our hearts that we will joyfully bring our offerings to you, regardless of how small they may appear. For we believe in your extraordinary ability to provide the increase according to your will.
In Jesus Name ~ Amen

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