Seabasket“Therefore
they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments
of the five barley loaves [and the two small fish] which were left over
by those who had eaten.” (John 6:13) Jesus’ disciples reported, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” (John 6:9) That boy could have easily said, “I am hungry too, and you’re not taking my lunch, because it is not enough to feed everyone.” But he willingly and unselfishly gave what he had to Jesus, and when Jesus held it up before God and blessed it, a miracle happened. When everyone had finished eating and were full, there were not one, not two, but twelve baskets of leftovers for the boy to take home. The boy didn’t just take home crackers known as Seabiscuits, but his seabaskets include multiplied bits and pieces of barley loaves and fish for his family. The feeding of the 20,000 people in total was not a natural event. Something supernatural happened when someone was willing to step out in faith and give what he had. The little boy dared to step out in faith and believe that God wasn’t taking something from him, but He was trying to get something to him. Jesus took what the boy gave and multiplied it into a miracle, both for him and for the 20,000 hungry people. Although the Bible doesn’t say it, the twelve baskets of leftovers went home with the boy. The boy sowed a seed into Jesus’ ministry and reaped a bountiful harvest. Have you ever wanted to give to a need and thought, ‘I am such a seabasket case I don’t have much to give.’ Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot to meet a need. It only takes a willingness to do your part. God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34) and whatever He did for the boy who gave up his lunch He will do for you, and He is still in the miracle business. When you see a need, dare to take a step of faith, sow a seed into the rich soil of ministries that are feeding you with the meat of the Word and give what you have. God can supernaturally multiply it into a seabasket miracle that meets not only your need, but the needs of others around you as well.Copyright © 2003 Eddy Ministries. All rights reserved. Subscribe/Unsubscribe: eddyn@earthlink.net
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