A lesson in human nature, faith and expecting to recieve (Jesus Feeds 5,000+ with a few loaves of bread and a few fish)
12/07/22 • 20 min
01:39 Okay? So thank you for being here and welcome to What does God Say to You podcast. I really appreciated that you're here.
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02:09 God has put it on my heart to sponsor this podcast, to do this podcast and have the Tidy Tutor sponsor it.
02:17 So I'm just doing what I'm told. My name's Kathy Roberts. I am the Tidy Tutor and if you need your house cleaned up, then I’m your girl.
02:27 Here we are reading chapter eight in Mark. In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat.
02:41 Jesus called his disciples unto him and said unto them, I have compassion on the multitude because they have now been with us three days and have nothing to eat.
02:54 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for many of them came from far.
03:02 So we know that these people came to see Jesus speak. They definitely came with a backpack filled with stuff to eat and something to drink.
03:19 But I don't think they realized how much they were gonna love what he had to say and that they were just going to stay put.
03:29 So most people, I'm sure, did not have more than three days worth of food. And they came from far, you know, this was a long time ago.
03:39 So it was like there weren’t restaurants on the way, and it was very hot where they were. So Jesus was concerned, they're gonna leave now and some of them are gonna be way too weak to keep going.
03:53 So the disciples answered him, can a man satisfy these men with bred here in the wilderness? I mean, have you ever had like six people stop by the house to say, “Hey, how are you?”
04:06 “Here's me, my wife and my six kids we're gonna come in and say hi.” Like we would panic. What? And we'd be like, oh my God, I don't have enough to feed these eight people.
04:16 Well, this is 5,000 men. I believe this is the one that it says.
04:27 And if that's the case, then that didn't count the women and children.
04:33 Because when you read the gospels, you think it's the same story, but it's not. He did this twice. He or he might have done it way more than twice.
04:43 It's documented in The Word, two separate times that this happened where he fed people with fish and bread, okay? His disciples answered him can a man satisfy these men with bread, hence, and the wilderness, what, what do we even have?
05:03 And he asked them, how many loaves have you? And they said seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground.
05:13 And he took the seven loaves and he gave thanks and he break and gave it to his disciples. And he set before them, and they did set them before the people and they had a few small fish and he blessed and commanded to set them also before them.
05:35 So they did eat and were filled and they took up the broken meat that was left. Seven baskets. God is a God of abundance.
05:46 You know how sometimes we feel like, oh, I can't do that. That's wasteful. God didn't just give them enough. God gave them more than enough.
05:59 And they then had eaten. There were about 4,000. And he sent them away and straight away he entered into a ship with his disciples and came into the parts of
06:13 So this is this one specific time. It says there were about 4,000. If it would've been 4,000 men, it would've said 4,000 men.
06:26 That it, this was literally about 4,000 people. And now think of this too, like really be in the moment here, be there with them.
06:37 4,000 people showed up by foot, camel, and mule, & walked, God knows how long and where in the wilderness it says, so there are all of these people there to hear Jesus.
07:00 It had to be just the most surreal experience. And then it's time to go. They had me thinking too, what are we gonna do?
07:13 Like we definitely didn't bring the food. What, what are we going to do? I never dreamed that I would be here for three full days.
07:23 This is craziness. And then suddenly they hear the disciples saying to them, I guess at the apostle saying to them, okay, listen, you guys sit down on the ground and we are going to give you something to eat before you take off.
07:39 They had to be like, what? Like, think about it, right? And then suddenly Jesus breaks the bread, blesses the fish, and it multiplies before their eyes.
07:53 They just keep pulling it out. It just keeps replenishing over and over again. It had to be nuts. Now you figured that even though the apostles and the disciples, those that followed him, even though they had seen incredible miracles, they still were just body and soul.
08:16 ...
01:39 Okay? So thank you for being here and welcome to What does God Say to You podcast. I really appreciated that you're here.
01:49 If you like this, please, it would be wonderful if you could leave a review. It will help all of those people that have anything to do with letting anybody know about this.
02:00 Bring it up in the search. So that would be wonderful. It is also brought to you by TheTidyTutor.Com
02:09 God has put it on my heart to sponsor this podcast, to do this podcast and have the Tidy Tutor sponsor it.
02:17 So I'm just doing what I'm told. My name's Kathy Roberts. I am the Tidy Tutor and if you need your house cleaned up, then I’m your girl.
02:27 Here we are reading chapter eight in Mark. In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat.
02:41 Jesus called his disciples unto him and said unto them, I have compassion on the multitude because they have now been with us three days and have nothing to eat.
02:54 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for many of them came from far.
03:02 So we know that these people came to see Jesus speak. They definitely came with a backpack filled with stuff to eat and something to drink.
03:19 But I don't think they realized how much they were gonna love what he had to say and that they were just going to stay put.
03:29 So most people, I'm sure, did not have more than three days worth of food. And they came from far, you know, this was a long time ago.
03:39 So it was like there weren’t restaurants on the way, and it was very hot where they were. So Jesus was concerned, they're gonna leave now and some of them are gonna be way too weak to keep going.
03:53 So the disciples answered him, can a man satisfy these men with bred here in the wilderness? I mean, have you ever had like six people stop by the house to say, “Hey, how are you?”
04:06 “Here's me, my wife and my six kids we're gonna come in and say hi.” Like we would panic. What? And we'd be like, oh my God, I don't have enough to feed these eight people.
04:16 Well, this is 5,000 men. I believe this is the one that it says.
04:27 And if that's the case, then that didn't count the women and children.
04:33 Because when you read the gospels, you think it's the same story, but it's not. He did this twice. He or he might have done it way more than twice.
04:43 It's documented in The Word, two separate times that this happened where he fed people with fish and bread, okay? His disciples answered him can a man satisfy these men with bread, hence, and the wilderness, what, what do we even have?
05:03 And he asked them, how many loaves have you? And they said seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground.
05:13 And he took the seven loaves and he gave thanks and he break and gave it to his disciples. And he set before them, and they did set them before the people and they had a few small fish and he blessed and commanded to set them also before them.
05:35 So they did eat and were filled and they took up the broken meat that was left. Seven baskets. God is a God of abundance.
05:46 You know how sometimes we feel like, oh, I can't do that. That's wasteful. God didn't just give them enough. God gave them more than enough.
05:59 And they then had eaten. There were about 4,000. And he sent them away and straight away he entered into a ship with his disciples and came into the parts of
06:13 So this is this one specific time. It says there were about 4,000. If it would've been 4,000 men, it would've said 4,000 men.
06:26 That it, this was literally about 4,000 people. And now think of this too, like really be in the moment here, be there with them.
06:37 4,000 people showed up by foot, camel, and mule, & walked, God knows how long and where in the wilderness it says, so there are all of these people there to hear Jesus.
07:00 It had to be just the most surreal experience. And then it's time to go. They had me thinking too, what are we gonna do?
07:13 Like we definitely didn't bring the food. What, what are we going to do? I never dreamed that I would be here for three full days.
07:23 This is craziness. And then suddenly they hear the disciples saying to them, I guess at the apostle saying to them, okay, listen, you guys sit down on the ground and we are going to give you something to eat before you take off.
07:39 They had to be like, what? Like, think about it, right? And then suddenly Jesus breaks the bread, blesses the fish, and it multiplies before their eyes.
07:53 They just keep pulling it out. It just keeps replenishing over and over again. It had to be nuts. Now you figured that even though the apostles and the disciples, those that followed him, even though they had seen incredible miracles, they still were just body and soul.
08:16 ...
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Peter Walks on the Water - Our responsibility to receiving
00:01 Hey, this is Kathy Roberts, and you are listening to the What Does God say to You, podcast. God put this on my heart to do, and so I'm doing it imperfectly, but consistently, I believe that there is so much more to the Bible and to what God has in store for us than we are walking around and acting like. I believe that churches have really let us down, and that there are so many people that do not know the power of God, the love of God, and the freedom and abundance that we have in Jesus.
00:33 That's what this is all about. If you feel led to give to this work, please follow the prompt. There's a link somewhere here on this page that you can find, where you can click on it and just give whatever your heart desires.
00:47 I thank you in advance. Now on with the podcast. Okay, so here we go. Peter walked on the water. They were, they were out hanging out somewhere.
00:57 Jesus was teaching people and whatnot. And in verse 22 of,chapter 14 of Matthew, it says, “and straight away Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitude away.”
01:18 So he was with the multitude. He sent them away and he told the disciples, you go take off while I go and do this.
01:28 and he said, “when he had sent the multitude away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray.”
01:36 “And when the evening was come, he was there alone, but the ship was now in the midst of the sea and tossed.”
01:45 So there was a big multitude. Jesus was ministering to these people. He told the apostles, you get on a boat, you take off, I'll meet you.
01:55 So he sent the multitude away, and then he went to recharge and to be with God. And so now it says that “the ship was now in the midst of the sea that the apostles were on and tossed with waves for the wind was contrary.”
02:13 So it was very, very windy. It must have been hurricane territory, hurricane situation going on. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went onto them walking on the sea.
02:26 So now it's late and there's a storm going on. There's wind, there's waves, there's rain, and it doesn't affect Jesus.
02:38 He's walking on the water, going to them, the surroundings do not affect him. He's our example. “And when the disciples saw him walking on the seat, they were troubled saying it is a spirit, and they cried out for fear.”
02:55 So this is what the apostles did because now you know, they're scared for their lives to begin with. And now there's a storm and there's this, this storm that's going on, and here comes this.
03:08 What they think is a spirit, a ghost, something. They're really freaked out walking on the water and they cried out for fear.
03:18 And straight away, like right away, immediately “straight away, Jesus spoke unto them saying, be a good cheer,” be happy. “It is I be not afraid.”
03:32 He just wanted to let them know, don't be afraid. It's me. “And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be you, bid me to come out on the water.”
03:47 Like what a big, bold step this was. He, immediately did drop the fear, obviously, and he wanted to do what Jesus did.
03:58 “And then Jesus said, come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.”
04:10 He did it. Peter did it. He walked on the water to go to Jesus. But then what happened next? Peters took his eyes off of Jesus and put it on what he saw around him.
04:23 He must have suddenly been in a place thinking, wait, what the hell am I doing? Like, you know, in the moment when he saw Jesus walking on the water, he elevated himself to a place that's like, holy crow, what is possible?
04:37 What is possible? And he was elated with it. Then he actually did it, and his mind got in the way.
04:45 His thoughts started coming in. And instead of him casting the thoughts out, he embraced them. “But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid.”
04:58 So he saw what was around. He was like, wait a minute. Look at what's going on. Like, you could walk on the water when it's not boisterous?
05:05 Oh, if it was really nice out today, this would be fine. I'd be able to walk on the water. Right?
05:11 Doesn't make sense. But when he saw fear, fear never makes sense. When he walked, when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and beginning to sink.
05:24 So, you know, do you ever begin to sink being on the water? If you get in the water, what do you do?
05:29 You immediately go down. Right? Do you ever just slowly go down? But that's what was happening here, because it was to the level of his belief that was keeping him where he was so much to learn.
05:42 Here, when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him.
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