March 22, 2012 But That Was Yesterday

“But That Was Yesterday”

Mark 8:4 His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”

HAVE YOU in any way ever experienced the wonder of Jesus’ love for you? Perhaps it was a simple touch of love from a pastor, a parent, or a friend at a moment when you needed to absolutely know that at least one person loved you. What was it like? Did it fill you with gratitude for the one who touched you? For Jesus?
What happened the next time you needed that kind of loving touch? Did you wonder, “Does anyone love me?” Did you possibly forget about the first time? Or did you feel, “But that was yesterday.” doubting that Jesus would show up again?
That seems to be the disciples’ issue here. They had seen and helped Jesus feed thousands of people from a few loaves and fish. Now there’s another hungry crowd, and the disciples wonder, “Where’s the food coming from?”
Did you forget, Mr. Disciples, how lovingly your Lord fed “the 5,000”? Or did you think “But that was yesterday.” and surely Jesus won’t use all his “feeding power” again. Did you feel his compassion for the hungry crowds was depleted?
Yet, he fed them, didn’t he? Even without the disciples’ faith to ask, “Will you feed these as you fed the others?” Jesus fed them. He fed them because he cared for them. He fed them to demonstrate that the disciples could understand his power to feed.
They would need many times in their future to know their Lord’s power. Perhaps they would remember this day and trust Jesus to “feed them” in their need.

Pause and consider Jesus’ has constant power to feed you his love.