WHO AM I AMONG SO MANY?

Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little." One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?" - John 6:5-9

In the midst of great multitudes and overwhelming circumstances, we can often feel intimidated and as small as this lad with very little to offer. We might ask ourselves: Who am I among so many? …in a world of hurt and such tremendous need? However, God will take what we offer Him, bless and multiply it into abundance.

Notice, Jesus' eyes were on the multitude and the need. He had it covered. Our eyes are to be on Him and His ability – what He Himself will do. Not to mention the importance of having our ears tuned to obedience. If our faculties are fixed in the wrong place and not on the Lord, fear and unbelief will abort His full intent. Philip was quick to speak of financial insufficiency; Andrew echoed their obvious inability to produce. Yet, it's not about us, our quantifiable ability or sufficiency, but God in all His greatness! And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God (2 Cor. 3:4-5).

As willing disciples, they heard their part to play bringing order to chaos, plus hands-on release of a miracle with follow up, follow through, and surely much more to follow!

Then Jesus said, "Make the people 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 them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost." Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. – John 6:10-13

Nothing is lost in the Lord's economy, including and especially us! There's much to be gathered and gained in every God situation. Spirit-intel shows us nothing is cut and dried or an isolated occurrence when He is involved. Supernatural reverberations with Kingdom possibilities extend in all directions.

First, faith was initiated: Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world" (v 14). From there, the remainder of John chapter six shares a cavalcade of spiritual events and deep conversation (a must-read!) that Jesus was able to introduce that He couldn't before. Though not all well-received, Jesus was well on the way to targeting His appointed audience revealing more of His Father's hidden truth, purpose, signs, and wonders.

Who am I among so many? Yet to be seen by our every response to His revealings. The Bread of God offered Himself to give life to the world. Will we feast, gather, understand His miracles, and give others something to eat? Can we offer our five loaves and two fish to Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God? Will we allow Him to raise us up in these Last Days?!

  - Elese