Friday means looking at the word prompt and joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Many of us writing on that same word.
Today’s prompt is … Five.
In seeing the word ‘five’ before me, five loaves immediately come to mind.
Opening to Matthew 14, the account is before me in verse 13 – 21.
Jesus upon seeing the crowd, sees their needs and is moved with compassion. He takes the time to be with the people, healing the sick, ministering to their souls.
Later that evening, the disciples see their immediate need – they need food. The disciples also only see their immediate inventory of five loaves of bread and two fish, hardly enough to feed the large crowd.
Jesus takes the five loaves and two fish, looks up to heaven and blessed the provision.
Did the crowd remember how God had provided for His people in the wilderness, taking care that they were fed each day? Did they remember that with God there is always enough?
Jesus then broke the loaves into pieces, giving it to the disciples to distribute to all the people.
Did the disciples look at the bread in their hands and wonder how it never ended? No matter how much they gave out to the people, there continued to be more. Enough.
Scripture tells us, the people ate as much as they wanted and there was still leftovers. All were fed that day. All the men. All the women. And all the children. All fed till they were full.
This morning I am reminded that the provision of God will always satisfy.
Five loaves were enough.
More than enough.
He will always be enough.
Today I am joining … Five Minute Friday and Faith Filled Friday and Grace & Truth and Faith ‘N Friends and #FreshMarketFriday .
Joanne, I fear we as frail humans often forget that he is indeed more than enough. Thank you for the reminder. I’m behind you this morning at Kate’s place.
Christy, we do often forget or at least I do. I’m always grateful to be reminded though. Blessings!
Enough!
What a great conclusion, and I am always amazed at all the different tracks people’s minds travel when they receive these weekly prompts.
Like you, Michele, I am continually amazed at how one word speaks to us all so differently. Goes to show how uniquely we all have been wired!
Thanks, Joanne. Love that song! Thank you for sharing it today. I’ll be singing all afternoon.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Shauna (your neighbour down the street in #21 today)
Grateful you stopped here today. Isn’t it funny how a song can be brought back to our memory and then stay there all day solely from a one word prompt! We’ll both be singing it all day 🙂
He does always offer the provision…but too often I have had my back turned against Him, and didn’t see it.
#1 at FMF this week.
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/09/your-dying-spouse-210-five-horrible.html
One of my fave stories in the New Testament. And great Chris Tomlin song. Over in the 37 spot this week.
More than enough…Yes. Jesus is enough. God provides enough.
I love it that you and I shared this word for FMFriday.
Actually…MORE THAN ENOUGH!!
I love this story of God’s provision. It always reminds me that when I place the little bit I have to offer in His loving and mighty hand, He can multiply it more than I could ever imagine. Thank you for sharing with us at Grace & Truth!
I think one of the best lessons we can learn to ease worry and confusion it that God is always enough…Love what you did with this prompt and the song:)