A Desert Place

This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: Send them away; that was the disciples' solution to the need at hand. In other words we can't, so let's not try to solve; our solution is remove the need out of sight. I will agree this was an overwhelming need and it looked impossible. I had a friend that taught me about not giving up just because the need looked impossible. His name was Alvin Honea; he was 40+ years older than I was but there was never a problem he didn’t try to solve, he just didn’t quit. These disciples were ready to quit without trying. Sorry to say I’ve seen too many with the same problem; the problem of I can’t. Sit back and buckle up🌪️🎬 for Nothing is too hard for The Lord. 🌋 Mark 6:38 (KJV) He (Jesus) saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. Jesus saw a solution not the problem.⛱️ Too many let the problem overwhelm them until the problem overshadows any solution. There’s 5000 plus people in this multitude and all we could come up with are 5 loaves and 2 fish🤷🏻. What did Jesus say? Mark 6:39 (KJV) And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.   Then Jesus takes an impossible situation and teaches His disciples what to do. Mark 6:41 (KJV) And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. Jesus does what? “he looked up to heaven” and then Jesus “brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples” and Jesus kept breaking and giving until all were filled.(divided he among them all.) Mark 6:42 (KJV) And they did all eat, and were filled. If there was only enough to have fed the multitude that would have been a miracle. But no, there’s more  Mark 6:43 (KJV) And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. The lesson, you can’t out do and you can’t out give, our Lord who sees our need. But wait, let us not miss what really happened, the real purpose. Yes the multitude needed to be fed but the real purpose was the teaching of these men whom Jesus was training; it was trust in God’s ability not yours. When you can’t, God can! You may have been told you’ll always be recovering from, you fill in the blank. But I am a byproduct that says different because of God who saw the need and solved the problem; I am no longer recovering! We took the cancer out sir/ miss we got it all. Now if it doesn’t return in 5 years we will say you are cancer free. What would we say about one who had a drug or alcohol problem? How long, 5 years and you are clean? No, we hear the Word Never!😮 You will always be recovering. I think it’s best to go to Jesus. He has a solution and solves the Need!