Friday... Let's not minimize what can be done through us.

John 6:9 (NLT), "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd."

It is so easy in life to minimize what we do. It really is.

Now there was this woman who got up early on this particular morning and probably every morning. She knew that her son had a great adventure planned for his day but she also knew that he had to eat so she went into her kitchen and got a few loaves of bread and some fish for her son to take on his adventure. Listen, don't ever minimize what you do. She did it because she knew her son would need it.

Do you wake up each morning and minimize what you do? Well, it is so easy to do, isn't it?

So, this young man headed out. He was going to see Jesus but when he got there, there was a huge crowd. John 6:10a says "The men alone numbered about 5,000." And of course there were way more than that. But this young man had some food because his mother prepared it for him.

Verses 5-6 says, "Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, 'Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?' He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do." You see he had this mother.

Again, let's not minimize what can be done through us.

There also was another person who did something small but that God used to do something great.

Verses 8-9 says, "Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother spoke up. 'There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd." Yes, he minimized what he knew but Jesus used what he knew and what he shared with him.

Again, let's not minimize what can be done through us.

Now that mom, that son, that disciple did not realize what they had to offer and what a difference it was going to make that day.

Again, "he already knew what he was going to do." You see, Jesus had this mother, this son and this disciple. And he also has us. And yes, his plan is to use us each and everyday. So, let's not minimize what can be done by God through us each day if we are faithful to do what he's given us the opportunity and responsibility to do.

By the way, after Andrew told Jesus what he knew and after Andrew minimized what he knew, verses 10-11 says, "'Tell everyone to sit down.' Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterwards he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted." And they were all full and there also were leftovers, of at least twelve baskets full."

What a story that son had to tell his mom. Yes God used her to feed over 5,000 people.

Again, let's not minimize what can be done through us by God if we are faithful to do what he has given us to do. Mom, don't minimize what you do, dad, don't minimize what you do and also don't minimize what you know. It is God's plan to do amazing things through us if we are just faithful. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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