The Gospel of John 6:10-11 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.” (John 6:10-11 KJV)

With His intent to feed thousands of people, seeking ideas from His disciples, all the Lord got were suggestions: to do nothing (Mark 6:36), very costly (John 6:7) and insufficiency of food (John 6:9). The Lord's response to all these, was to go ahead and feed them. With the Lord's supply of grace, it only needs submission to His power and will.

In these passages, we are put in the know of the crowd's specific count of five thousand men, which could be in total between ten to twenty thousand including women and children. He instructed the crowd to sit down on the pasture. “Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Such a very comforting demonstration of the Lord's supply of grace. In Him, we just need to rest on His pasture of grace. He provides, as we sit in the posture of receiving by faith. Then Jesus took the bread 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.” (John 6:10-11 MSG)

This scene is reminiscent of the psalmist's song declaring, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:1-3 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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