13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
Terrie's Comments:
I love seeing the compassion of Jesus in the Bible. He had compassion on us so he came to earth, He healed the sick, He fed the crowds. Compassion is a powerful thing!
Tori's Comments:
Jesus sought to be alone often. To do what? Probably not to watch Netflix or scroll Facebook. While I love to watch movies and funny videos on the internet, God has been calling me into just being alone with him more and more.
It's funny because my first reaction is that it would be POINTLESS. Meeting with the God of the universe would be so unproductive, and a waste of time!
But then I'll go and watch a few too many episodes in a row instead.
Thank the Lord for his mercy!
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