Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》
Text: Luke 9: 14-17
THE FEEDING OF THE 5000
1. There were many lessons to learn
a. For the Multitude.
b. For the Disciples.
2. Organization of the Multitude
a. The Lord Jesus was quite an organizer.
b. The logical thing was to make the people sit down in groups of 50 (Luke 9:14).
i. Manageable
ii. Efficiency was important for mass feeding.
c. The Disciples obeyed (Luke 9:15).
3. Taking the 5 loaves and 2 fish (Luke 9:16).
a. Looking up to heaven
i. To thank God.
ii. To ask for His power.
b. Blessing the bread and fish
i. He gave them to the Disciples to distribute to the 5000.
ii. All ate the bread and fish (Luke 9:17a).
4. Leftovers
a. There was even some leftover.
b. In fact, there were 12 baskets of leftover bread and fish (Luke 9:17b).
c. Nothing was to be wasted.
This was a really huge miracle! There was no doubt about the power of the Lord!