DCLM Sincere Milk 23 April 2023 — Little becomes much with God
DCLM Sincere Milk 23 April 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Little becomes much with God
TOPIC: LITTLE BECOMES MUCH WITH GOD
JOHN 6:3-13
3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
Key Verse: “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” (John 6:9).
MESSAGE:
There’s a song by David Ingles titled “You hold a miracle”:
“It’s in your hands you hold a miracle,
Though not much to you turn it to Him,
And He’ll take what you give to Him,
And make it what you want to be,
A miracle, it’s in your hands.”
The lyrics of the song emphasize the fact that whatever you desire to have, you must play your part by placing everything in God’s hand. The little lad in our Bible passage willingly surrendered the five loaves, and two small fishes he had to Jesus, and the little became more than enough to feed five thousand men besides women and children.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 22 April 2023 — Who am i
Jesus is the only one capable of turning lives and situations around to suit His divine purpose. When you surrender your life, education, money, career, family, health and friends to Him, He turns it around and makes it more fruitful and abundant. The miracle of the newness of life and fruitfulness is in Jesus.
Prayer: Jesus, I give my life to You. Please make me what You want me to be.
Further Reading: Mark 10:27
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
