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Several years ago, the Lord downloaded this message to me. I was sitting in church listening to the sermon about Jesus dividing the five loaves and two fishes. We've heard this story so many times that it's almost boring to us. But, suddenly the Lord gave me a thought. What if the mother of that little boy had not made that lunch? What if she had said to her son, "When you get home, I'll serve you dinner. So, be home before dark." Let's look at the story in the book of John: John 6:5-9 (NIV) 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (Emphasis are mine). Jesus took a small lunch, two fishes and five loaves, and fed five thousand men plus an unknown number of others (women, servants, children). This small lunch fed the same number of people that it would have taken more than half a year's wages to purchase enough food to give each person A BITE. The mother of this boy thought nothing of the lunch she packed for her son that day. It was a routine, ordinary thing for her to do. BUT if she had not made that lunch, Jesus would NOT have had anything to multiply. However, because she did make this small, ordinary lunch for her son, Jesus was able to bless it and multiply it to feed thousands of people. PLUS! the bible goes on to tell us... John 6:5-12-13 "12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten." (Emphasis are mine). Twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered and sent home with the boy. This mother's routine, ordinary act of love, a lunch for her son, was blessed by God and came back to her multiplied beyond measure. The bible says in Matthew 16:40 "The king will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." What ordinary, routine thing do you do everyday, every week, every once in a while, that God blesses and multiplies to bless others? And then returns it to you in an immeasurable amount? It's just something to think about.
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Današnji datum: 16. prosinca 2016. Kad su ljudi vidjeli znamenje što ga Isus učini, rekoše: "Ovo je uistinu Prorok koji ima doći na svijet!" Kad Isus spozna da kane doći, pograbiti ga i zakraljiti, povuče se ponovno u goru, posve sam. Čitanje svetog Evanđelja po Ivanu Nakon toga ode Isus na drugu stranu Galilejskog, Tiberijadskog mora. Slijedilo ga silno mnoštvo jer su gledali znamenja što ih je činio na bolesnicima. A Isus uziđe na goru i ondje sjeđaše sa svojim učenicima. Bijaše blizu Pasha, židovski blagdan. Isus podigne oči i ugleda kako silan svijet dolazi k njemu pa upita Filipa: "Gdje da kupimo kruha da ovi blaguju?" To reče kušajući ga; jer znao je što će učiniti. Odgovori mu Filip: "Za dvjesta denara kruha ne bi bilo dosta da svaki nešto malo dobije." Kaže mu jedan od njegovih učenika, Andrija, brat Šimuna Petra:"Ovdje je dječak koji ima pet ječmenih kruhova i dvije ribice! Ali što je to za tolike?" Reče Isus: "Neka ljudi posjedaju!" A bilo je mnogo trave na tome mjestu. Posjedaše dakle muškarci, njih oko pet tisuća. Isus uze kruhove, izreče zahvalnicu pa razdijeli onima koji su posjedali. A tako i od ribica - koliko su god htjeli. A kad se nasitiše, reče svojim učenicima: "Skupite preostale ulomke da ništa ne propadne!" Skupili su dakle i napunili dvanaest košara ulomaka što od pet ječmenih kruhova pretekoše onima koji su blagovali. Kad su ljudi vidjeli znamenje što ga Isus učini, rekoše: "Ovo je uistinu Prorok koji ima doći na svijet!" Kad Isus spozna da kane doći, pograbiti ga i zakraljiti, povuče se ponovno u goru, posve sam (Iv 6,1-15). Zašto je mnoštvo, koje opisuje današnje Evanđelje, postalo gladno? Zato, jer je išlo za Isusom. Da su ti ljudi ostali u svojim domovima, mogli bi si lako priuštiti redovni obrok večere. Snaga Isusovih riječi i izvanrednost Njegovih djela digla ih je na noge i spremila na put. Išli su za Njim na goru da Ga slušaju i — ogladnjeli su. Krenuti dan-danas za Isusom znači za mnoge nešto slično. Možda neće baš biti gladan, ali možda će još morati slušati, da je nazadan, zaostao, da još nije progledao, i slično. Pravo mu bilo, zašto ide za Isusom! Neka ne bude zabrinut! Isus misli na njega. Istina, neće ga posjesti za bogato prostrt stol, obložen narescima, šunkama i sitnim dobrima. Zapovijedit će ti da sjedneš na travu, a poslužit će ti ječmeni kruh i suhe ribe. Ali obojeg će biti na pretek, da će još ostati. Isus ne mazi naše želuce. Odmjeri im, koliko im je potrebno. Ali zato to više brine za duhovnu hranu. Dobit će onaj, tko se bude trudio za nju. Sposoban mora biti otrgnuti se od kuće, od bogate smočnice i punog stola. Spreman mora biti uspeti se s Isusom na goru, napeti uho i otvoriti srce, a brigu za večeru prepustiti Njemu. Isus je mogao nahraniti mnoštvo sam, bez pomoći i sudjelovanja bilo koga. Radije je posegnuo u košaricu nepoznatog dječaka. Njezin sadržaj je blagoslovio i iz nje dijelio apostolima. Apostoli su zatim dijelili dalje. Isus bi sebi i danas mogao u svemu pomoći. Radije poseže u naše skromne košarice. Ako su male, neugledne i grubo pletene, ništa zato. Isto, ako je u njima samo ječmeni kruh, samo da nisu prazne.