...This is always such an exciting time of unity. Mark 6:35-37 (NKJV) “When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat." But He answered and said to them, "You give them something to eat." I want share with you three sure ways to fail, and all you have to do is emulate the disciples in this situation. This story is repeated in all four of the Gospels and must have been so important to Holy Spirit as He moved on these disciples to record it. How can we, like the disciples, fail?
1. To fail we need to see the impossibility of the situation. We must admit that feeding 5000 men plus women and children with five loaves and two fish is an impossible task. Most scholars believe there were between 15,000 to 20,000 people. We can simply choose to fail because nothing can be done to fix it...it is beyond us. Humanly impossible. You keep concentrating on how big your problem is and you are assured of failure! Keep magnifying what cannot be done and you will surely fail. Just send them away.
2. To fail we need to look at our limited resources and know it is impossible. Who can argue with the disciples about the fact (5 loaves and 2 fish) are so little among so much need...A Year’s wage could not feed so many people...No Wal-Mart! No Hungry Howie! Who could possibly fault you not being able to succeed with such meager resources...why try when you do not have sufficient supply? Focus on your own little resources and I assure you that you will fail.
3. To fail we need to ignore the fact that Jesus is with us to work miracles. Had the disciples already forgotten the miracles Jesus had already done in their presence? Couldn’t the One Who healed the man at the pool, delivered a demon possessed man, had power over the wind and waves of the sea, couldn’t He handle this problem. Are we going to ignore the fact that with God all things are possible? Mark 9:23 (NKJV) “Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." If you want to fail...Ignore the fact that Jesus is with you, He is for you, and He is in you! Key - The disciples wanted to start with much and end with little but Jesus wanted them to start with little and end with much. God wants us to end better than we started...He wants us to witness Him multiplying His life, His resources, and His love each time we face what appears to be an insurmountable situation.
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