That Loaves And Fishes Thing

​I was with a great Christian brother and we were talking about a local Christian charity. I kiddingly told him that I had pledged $10,000 in his name. He laughed and reached in his wallet and there were five one-dollar bills. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out 2 quarters. He laid the money on a table and looked up to the sky and said, “Lord you are going to have to do that loaves and fishes thing if I can pay this $10,000” We both laughed and went on about our day.
I got to thinking, do we really have enough faith to believe that the same Jesus who turned 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes into enough food to feed 5,000 people can still today meet great needs like that. I fully believe that He can but do we have enough faith to believe and ask Him to do miracles of such magnitude?
In building projects in other churches, I have seen him supply hundreds of thousands of dollars and unlimited resources right when the need was the greatest. Those are exciting times to see our prayers move the heart of God to release miraculous amounts of money and resources to meet the need. When you have no idea where it is coming from but you trust God and He shows up and shows out in supplying your need it will make you shout.
The Bible reminds us that we have not because we ask not but we also must ask according to His will – not frivolous stuff. Another interesting aspect is that God uses some unusual ways to meet the need. In the Bible and the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 none of the disciples would have chosen the small boy with only 5 loaves and 2 fish to be the hero. But God knew who had what and who would willingly give up what they had to meet the need. (The movie “The Chosen” really hits this point great in this scene. If you have not seen it – please do)
Why don’t we see Biblical proportion miracles today? It isn’t God’s fault – He still has unlimited resources. It is our fault for not having enough courage to attempt something for God that is so big that it will fail if HE doesn’t provide. Our lack of courage is tied to our lack of faith to ask and fully believe that He can exceedingly and abundantly more than we can think or even imagine.
God is still God! Try Him and see what he can do. But you have to be faithful on your part to obey His Word and tithe and even give sacrificially. We also have to use wisdom and ask for His guidance to not get ourselves into foolish situations where we need a miracle to rescue us.

In love with Jesus – Gary Mimbs