LET’S FEED THOUSANDS!
John 6:8-13
Verse 9: “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
Jesus surveyed the multitudes, then said to Andrew, “Bring him to Me. We’ll see if he’s willing to share his lunch.”
Andrew found the boy in the crowd. “Hi again” Andrew said, crouching down. Do you want to come with me and meet Jesus?”
“Yes! Cool!” the boy said, a smile stretching across his face. He picked up the cloth-wrapped food his Mom made for him. “Let’s go!”
Andrew took his hand. Cutting through the crowd, many people sitting on blankets on the ground, they arrived at Jesus’ feet. “Here he is, Master.”
Jesus stooped down in front of the boy. He said, “What’s your name, son?”
“Solomon.”
“Right. It’s so good to meet you, Solomon! Why have you walked so far to come here today?”
“I wanted to meet You, Jesus.”
“What a coincidence, I wanted to meet you, too! Lucky for us that your Mom made lunch for you to bring.”
“Yeah. I’m getting kinda hungry.”
“Will you share your lunch with Me, Solomon?”
“Sure, Jesus!” Solomon offered Jesus his food.
“Thank you very much.”
Solomon watched Jesus carefully unwrap the cloth. Raising His arms high, with the food stretched across the cloth, Jesus prayed, “Gracious Father in heaven, Solomon is sharing his lunch with Me. It’s My intent, Father, to feed thousands! We thank You for Solomon’s food. We thank You for his Mother, Martha, who gave him lunch to bring along on this journey to see Me. Bless us this food, nourish it to our bodies, and see that Solomon arrives home safely. By Your will, Father, feed us all! Amen.”
“How did You know my Mom’s name is Martha?”
“She’s My sister, Solomon.”
“What? Does that make You my uncle?”
“How about if I am your brother, too, and my My PaPa is also your PaPa?”
“That works for me, Jesus. At least it’s nice to know that we’re related.”
“We sure are, Solomon! Let’s feed thousands with your lunch, now.”
Jesus handed every disciple a loaf of bread and one fish. (Yep, a miracle!) “Have the people sit down, and give to each person all they want to eat” He instructed. Soon, over five thousand people ate their fill from 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish! Jesus said to Solomon, “You have a great name, son. My great-great-great-great PaPa was named Solomon!
Take Home Nugget
Wouldn’t it be too cool if we got to share our lunch with Master, Jesus? How about if we just share Jesus with whoever’s having lunch with us?
Awesome is our God and King above
Who showers us here below with His love.
J.D. Griffith
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