John 6:7-9 - Philip answered him, “Two hundred
denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a
boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so
many?”
We all see
problems. Not everyone sees solutions. Problems are real. Some problems are
enormous and without clear ways to overcome them. Problems pervade every area
of life. How do you react when you run into a problem? Some refuse to even
consider a way out. Others see the reality of the problem and what little they
have to respond but to offer it anyway.
John 6
describes a big problem. More than 5,000 people followed to listen to Jesus,
and they were hungry. Two of Jesus’ disciples gave two responses to the
problem. Neither would have earned an A on the exam of faith. Neither appeared
to be a hero. There was only a slight difference between their responses, but
that difference made all the difference.
Philip was the
“Can’t” person. He saw only the problem with no possible solution. Are you ever
like him when a big problem emerges? It is easy to fall into that trap, but that
reaction never solves problems.
Where Philip
said, “Can’t,” Andrew said, “Here is what we have, but it is so little.” It,
too, paled by comparison to the magnitude of their problem, but he offered it
to Jesus anyway. That “So Little” became the seed of the miracle of Jesus that
impacted the most people in an immediately tangible way while he was here on
earth. 5,000 people had a great lunch that day.
The next time
you face a big problem, don’t immediately fall into the “Can’t” trap. Though
you may only have a little, give it to Jesus, step out, take the risk, and you
might see your own miracle happen.
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