MARK 6:30-46
ACTION AND
FAITH
“Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and
blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the
people; and he divided the two fish among them all.” Mark 6:41 (NRSV)
Initially, the disciples were understandably skeptical regarding their
ability to feed 5,000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish. Yet Jesus blesses what little they found,
gives it to the disciples to distribute, and it ends up satisfying everyone,
with more left over.
I am struck by the fact that it is not the size of what we offer that is
important, but our willingness to give, coupled with our faith that God will
use it for His purposes. Often it seems
that we feel vulnerable and afraid of offering what we view as too little. However, this story seems to remind us that
if we give something in faith, it multiplies in return, with excess. We must show our faith in God by giving what
we have, even when we don’t understand how it will work out.
Faith requires action. As said in
James 2: 26, “For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without
works is also dead.”
Dear Lord, help me as
I seek to take action, even in the face of uncertainty, as I strive to
faithfully do your will. In your
gracious name I pray, amen.
~ Rachel Erb
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