Bread For All...

SCRIPTURE

Matthew 15:32-39 (NRSV)

Jesus feeds 4,000

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way." The disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" Jesus asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

DEVOTION

Aren't you glad that Jesus has "compassion" upon us? When we seek his face and desire to learn from his words, he will not turn us away hungry. He will make sure that we are fed in abundance with the good food of his word, unconditional love, and amazing grace. Even more than that, there will always be "leftovers" for us to share with others. The Good News that "Christ has died! Christ has risen! And Christ shall come again!," is not something that we are meant to hoard for ourselves, rather, it is to be liberally shared with others, that all may live! What a miracle! What a joy! Bread for all...

INVITATION

If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, “Come to Jesus” @ http://bit.ly/JVhaLta

RACHEL'S WISH

If you have not yet shared $9 (or more) with Rachel Beckwith, a nine year old and Christian little girl whose only birthday wish was to raise $300 for clean water in developing nations, I invite you to do so. She died tragically just about a month after her 9th birthday, but her legacy lives on. To date, her website has raised over $780,000. Wouldn't we love to see it go to 1 million? You may donate at http://mycharitywater.org/rachels9thbirthday Thanks!