THE LITTLE WE HAVE BECOMES MUCH IN THE AMAZING HANDS OF GOD!

SCRIPTURE:
Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something 
to eat.” “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they 
answered. “Bring them here to me,” he said. 
(Matthew 14:16-18).

MEDITATION:
How big is your God?
How capable is your God?
Has your God ever taken a small request and answered it in a large way?
This is a familiar setting of scripture where Jesus Christ 
fed 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves of bread. 
In man’s eyes, the small amount of fish and bread 
were (and are) inadequate to meet the needs of 5,000 people. 

But we are not looking at an example from man’s perspective, 
we are looking at it from the Lord’s viewpoint.
Whenever we take what we have and give it to the Lord to be used according to 
His plan and purpose, we should not be surprised to see Him multiply what we 
give Him in order to accomplish His Will. 
What we perceive as our “little” becomes “much” in the hands of God.

God doesn’t ask us to show Him our greatness; He asks us to yield our will to Him. 
He is more interested in a willing vessel than He is about a vessel 
filled with pride and the things of this world. 
Too often we try to figure things out on our own 
(assuming that we do not need God’s help).
This type of attitude will never bring about God’s Will or fulfill His promises in us.
 
Our goal should be to ask God what His Will is for our lives, 
as opposed to spending an inordinate amount of time worrying about things. 
When we compare our thoughts and our ways to His thoughts and His ways, 
we discover how insufficient we are without Him. 

The Bible is filled with people who had little, 
but placed what they had in God’s hands.
Examples:
David defeated Goliath with only a handful of stones.
Moses led his people out of captivity with only a staff in his hand.
Paul surrendered his will to God in order to follow His directions.
The little boy’s bread and fish fed 5,000 people.
Samson accomplished God’s Will when he yielded his strength to God.

In all these examples (and the list could be much longer), 
God simply asked the individuals to place in His hands what little they had 
so that He could accomplish much with His Spirit through them.
We should never put limits on what God can do when we yield our will to His Will.
What does it mean to succumb to His Will?
It means we do the things He wants us to do, 
like attending church on a regular basis as outlined in Hebrews 10:24-25.

ACTION:
What are the issues and burdens you are struggling with? 
Are you trying to do everything on your own? 
Take the focus off your own abilities and give back to God the little 
that He has given you, so that He can accomplish His Will in you. 
Never underestimate how much God can do with what you have.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, thank You for the examples in the Bible of how You did 
so much with what those who love and worship You yielded to Your Will. 
Out of all the examples I have read, I want to be like Paul who gave up his 
will to Your Will. Forgive me for the things I keep holding tightly in my grip.
I want to not only fellowship with You (and other believers), but I want to serve 
You in whatever way You can use me. I know that when I live my life in Your 
Will, I will be blessed, and those You put in my path will be blessed as well as 
I become a conduit for You. What an awesome God You are!”