November 25, 2012 Your Daily Bread

Your Daily Bread Luke 9:1-6, 10-13 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 He told them: “Take nothing for the journey — no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them.” 6 So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere…10 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish — unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” JESUS sent his disciples to do miraculous healing. When they returned he took them to an isolated area where the crowds came. The disciples watched as Jesus “healed those who needed healing”. The disciples acted in and watched God’s power. Then they wondered, “How can we feed so many?” That’s what we do. We watch and hear of God’s power, then when we need him, we look at ourselves. It’s True! Your “daily bread” is a miracle—seek God for each step of your life.