March 9, 2012 Go Sit Down

Go Sit Down

Mark 6:38-39 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five — and two fish.” 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

DO YOU think living the Christian life requires that you are busy doing many things? After all, a big part of Jesus’ teaching is to do things that make a difference in your own and others’ lives. And certainly, if you belong to a church, you often hear, “Get involved! Serve the poor. Teach a class.”
The doing is necessary and vital to spread the Gospel to others. But sometimes it’s good to go and sit down.
Jesus had just finished speaking to thousands of people. “Church” was just over. Jesus and his leadership team had a quick meeting: The disciples essentially said, “There’s neither food nor money.” Jesus said, “You feed them.”
Instead of turning the crowd away because it was “impossible” to do what they desired, instead of tabling the discussion for another time, Jesus acted in faith of what the Father would provide him and the crowd.
Jesus dismissed the meeting. And said, “Go sit down.” to the crowd. And he told his leaders to pass out a few fish and loaves. The disciples faithfully did the work. The Son blessed the meal. The Father provided. The crowd ate.
Sometimes you are the leader to direct the doing. Sometimes you are the worker to do the action. Sometimes you go sit down, and you receive blessings of the doing. That’s the proper Christian life. That’s the balanced Christian life.
Go to the Master, and he will direct you to what to do—sometimes to even sit down.


Pause and consider that sitting with God is good time to be filled with God.