Day 21 - Mark 6:30-44

30 The apostles returned from their mission and gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.

31 There was such a swirl of activity around Jesus, with so many people coming and going, that they were unable to even eat a meal. So Jesus said to his disciples, “Come, let’s take a break and find a secluded place where you can rest a while.” 32 They slipped away and left by sailboat for a deserted spot. 33 But many of the people saw them leaving and realized where they were headed, so they took off running along the shore. Then people from the surrounding towns joined them in the chase, and a large crowd got there ahead of them.

34 By the time Jesus came ashore, a massive crowd was waiting. At the sight of them, his heart was filled with compassion, because they seemed like wandering sheep who had no shepherd. So he taught them many things.

35 Late that afternoon, his disciples said, “It’s getting really late and we’re here in this remote place with nothing to eat. 36 You should send the crowds away so they can go into the surrounding villages and buy food for themselves.”

37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.”

“Are you sure?” they replied. “You really want us to go buy them supper? It would cost a small fortune to feed all these thousands of hungry people.”

38 “How many loaves of bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” After they had looked around, they came back and said, “Five—plus a couple of fish.”

39 Then he instructed them to organize the crowd and have them sit down in groups on the grass. 40 So they had them sit down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Then Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, gazed into heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the bread and the two fish and distributed them to his disciples to serve the people—and the food was multiplied in front of their eyes! 42 Everyone had plenty to eat and was fully satisfied. 43 Then the twelve disciples picked up what remained, and each of them ended up with a basket full of leftovers! 44 Altogether, five thousand families were fed that day!



Tori's Comments:
Jesus did not lose patience with those who were seeking the truth! He was always willing to share with them, even when he really wanted to slip away.


Terrie's Comments:
Sometimes we need to get away and alone with Jesus to recoup and regenerate our spirits!  Doing the work of God is not the same thing.  Sometimes in ministry it can very easy to get caught up in being in the Word for the sake of feeding others and not taking time to feed yourself.  Jesus wants to meet our physical needs and our spiritual needs.  He is able to meet all of our needs in abundance.  We just need to be willing to follow Him to a secluded place to be fed and trust Him when we have physical needs which seem impossible to us to meet.  If we remember to get alone with Jesus he will be able to meet the needs of others through us with plenty left over to meet our own needs in abundance :-) 





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