Are You God’s Bread Man?

       Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."  Matthew 9:37 ,38 (ESV) 

  Our God is a God of miracles, and nothing is impossible with Him!  He can meet every need that arises.  Feeding  5,000 +  with a couple of fish and loaves of bread was a  small thing for Him. He is still working miracles today. Bring what you have to Jesus and trust Him to bless it for Hs Kingdom purposes-  then obey what He commands.

Read: Matthew 14:14-21   (Mark 6:33 -44)

I. v14  The Multitude

            People today still have many hungers :

a)  A Physical Hunger

*  1/3 of the world is underfed, 1/3 is starving- many, even in America are going to bed hungry

*  Jesus met physical needs before spiritual needs-  the crowd didn’t have to be fed, but Jesus    used it as an opportunity to teach

b)  Emotional Hunger

            II Timothy 3:3  man by nature is self centered

*  they are hungry for acceptance, understanding, and unconditional love

*  they are looking for meaning in life

*  searching for something “real” in this life of empty unfulfilling “now” gratification

c)  Spiritual Hunger

            John 6:35, 47-51  Jesus fills that need- eternally

*   there is a need in all of our lives for forgiveness

*  there is a need to be cleansed of sin

*  there is a need to fill the emptiness and void in our spiritual soul

II. v15-18  The Provider  ( v17,18) master creator

*  the little bit you hold in your hands,  in Jesus’ hands is multiplied!

*  Mark 6:39,40 Jesus tells His disciples to organize the crowd

*  our God is a God of Love and order

*  it is evident in His perfect plan of salvation

III.  v19-21  The Lesson

*  Jesus could have distributed the food, but he chooses us to do it for Him

*  we don’t multiply the bread, but we are called upon to be the ones who distribute

*  Jesus told His disciples, “ you feed them”

*  start with what you have-  don’t wait for everything to be perfect

*  have some faith to give Him what you have

*  He takes us where we are and uses what we have to give Him

*  sometimes the problem is not knowing what to do- but doing what you know. 

 Let Him use you.  Let’s be God’s bread delivery men!