Jesus Asked, “How Much Bread Do You Have?”

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Jesus
Asked,
“How Much Bread Do You Have?”



Scripture

Matthew 15

³³ The disciples replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?”

³⁴ Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?”
They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

³⁵ So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. ³⁶ Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

³⁷ They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. ³⁸ There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children.

Observation

Have you ever thought, wondered, or questioned why Jesus would ask people questions like He did in this story and in other stories before He performed a miracle?

He already knew what He was going to do.

In fact in the case of this miracle, the feeding of the 4,000 with 7 loaves and a few small fish this was the second miracle performed with loaves and fish and this must have been for his disciples who were as forgetful it seems as we are!

When you get together in your small group or Bible study class there is no such thing as a stupid question. Don’t be afraid to ask!

I remember when I first gave my life to Christ I had a million questions that I was constantly bombarding my Bible study teacher with. And I am sure it thrilled him to have someone excited about growing in the Lord.

My questions about the Word of God and your questions about spiritual things are very important.

Don’t be afraid to ask them!

Questions make us all stop and think! They help us understand the implications of God’s Word!  

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 1. "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" (Matthew 9:28)
2. "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" (Matthew 8:26)
3. "What do you think about the Christ?" (Matthew 22:42)
4. "Do you love Me?" (John 21:17)
5. "Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord', and not do what I tell you?" (Luke 6:46)
6. "What do you want Me to do for you?" (Luke 18:41)
7. "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3)

Application

I will read God’s Word with an open heart looking for answers to life’s problems. How about you?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for new Christians who are excited about Your Word. They have lots of questions. Give them the boldness and courage to study and ask questions and help them to grow. Satan wants them to believe that their questions are stupid and that people will laugh at them or he makes them believe that people are laughing at them. Show them that those thoughts are not Your thoughts and the evil one is trying to get them to stop growing spiritually. Give them courage Lord. Help these young Christians to be strong. You know whom I am thinking of right now. Give him strength, boldness, and courage to be all that You want him to be!

Daily Bible Reading:  2 Samuel 3; 1 Chronicles 12; Matthew 15



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