Friday... Could He already know what He is going to do for us?

Friday... Could He already know what He is going to do for us? Could He? 

There is a tremendous story over in John 6 starting in verses 5-6 (MSG), "When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd has arrived, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread to feed these people?'" Very good question? What would be our answer? "He said this to stretch Philip's faith." Could that be what He is doing with what we have been and are going through?  "He already knew what he was going to do." And in whatever we are facing today, He already knows what He is going to do. Just trust Him, just give it to Him.

The story goes on, verse 7, "Philip answered." What is our answer? What is our answer in solving the problem we are facing? Do we even have an answer? "Philip answered, 'Two hundred silver pieces wouldn't be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece.'" And that too many times that is our answer too. We have no idea what to do except to not have faith and not to believe there is an answer. All we seem to know is that it is an impossible problem and we can't do anything about it. But is that really true?

Verses 8-9, "One of the disciples - it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter - said, 'There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this.'" And that was true but at least it was something.  

Verse 10 , "Jesus said, 'Make the people sit down.'" He knew what to do!

How do you handle the problems you are facing? Do you throw up your hands and get totally discouraged at how impossible the problem is or do you at least come up with an answer and the give it in faith to God to help you solve it. Remember little is much when God is in it. You are not alone, God is on your side. He knows what He is doing and He wants to stretch your faith, He want to do a miracle with what you give Him. Again, He already knows what He is going to do, He just wants you to do something and give the rest to Him.

The story goes on, verses 10b-11, "There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them" Yes it was an impossible situation. But here is key, "Then Jesus took the bread" or whatever you give Him in faith, "and, having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted."

No matter what you are facing, God knows what He can do with what you give Him. He so many times is waiting on us to do what we can do so He will do what He can do. And so many times what we are going through is there to stretch our faith because He knows what is down the road. So let's rely on Him as He stretches our faith.

By the way, verses 12-13 says, "When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, 'Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted.' They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves."

Remember, little is much when God is in it. So, could He already know what He is going to do? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning