Matthew - Day 20: Jesus the Miracle Worker

A crowd is gathered (5,000 men plus women & children; commentators say upwards of 20,000 people may have been in the crowd). The hour is getting late and the crowd is getting hungry and the disciples think that they ought to send them away to get something to eat. Jesus, on the other hand, sees this as an opportunity to stretch their faith muscle. He tells His disciples to feed the crowd. They scour the crowd and come up with 2 slimy fish and 5 barley loaves from a boy’s lunch. The disciples said this is all we have and Jesus uses all they had to miraculously feed the crowd. Immediately after, Jesus sends the disciples across the lake in a boat. He dismisses the crowd and then the disciples find themselves in a storm, rowing but not getting anywhere. They look out and there is
a figure walking on the water and they are terrified (I would be too)! Jesus lets them know it is Him and to not be afraid. Jesus was not simply testing and showing off His water walking skills, but He was preparing to take them a little further in their faith.

Read Matthew 14

Q: Is there something that you think God wants you to release to Him so He can use it? Is there a need you think He wants you to meet that you feel you don’t have enough resource to meet?

Q: What keeps you from releasing what you have to God?

Q: Have you ever released something to God and watched Him do more with it than you imagined?

Q: What area of your life do you need to entrust and walk with faith in?

For Further Study: Mark 6:30-56, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-24

Check out more at: The Bible Recap on Matthew 14Mark 6/Luke 9