Amazed

'They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.' Mark 6:51b-52

This verse is referring to the disciples after Jesus walked on the water to calm the wind and the waves. I've never noticed the end of verse 52 before - even the disciples hearts were hardened. How often do we have a lack of faith as to what God can do?

As I re-read the feeding of the five thousand, I thought about giving, and how easy it is to analyse everything before giving. I'm not suggesting we shouldn't be wise in using the money and things God's entrusted to us, but that if God prompts us to give, we should give, and trust that He can do more than we can imagine with what is given. Not for our purposes, for His glory.

The disciples found five loaves and two fish among the crowd, not enough to feed the entire crowd, but when this small amount of food was brought to Jesus, He gave thanks to God then broke the loaves and EVERYONE had their fill.

I wonder what amazing things God could do if we continually brought everything we had to Him and thanked Him for it, and allowed Him to use it for His glory, to practically love others and to point them to Him.

Amazed. Our God is awesome!