NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD

MARK 8:1-10

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD

“His disciples replied, ‘How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?’ ”- Mark 8:4, NRSV

How often do we doubt the power of God in our lives?

The disciples certainly doubted the power of Christ, even after seeing Jesus feed the five thousand just a few chapters earlier in Mark.  It seems they had forgotten that Jesus could perform miracles.

Today, we often doubt that we have the ability to cure many of the world’s problems.  Instead of trying to tackle the big issues ourselves, we should trust that even our small contributions can produce great results when working together with our fellow Christians. 

For instance, we have many charities such as soup kitchens and food pantries that depend on individuals to work together as a whole to help cure the problem of poverty.  God provides us with resources, not just to feed us, but to care for the entire community.  In order for our community to be fed both physically and spiritually, we are called to make our contribution and trust that God will bless those contributions.

After Jesus blessed the loaves and fish, he entrusted his disciples to distribute them to the four thousand.  He depended upon his disciples to help feed the people, both with food and with his teachings.  Like us, the disciples needed to trust in Jesus while also trusting that their contribution was needed in order to ensure the community was cared for. 

Lord, help us trust that our contributions can help, through your blessings, to make the impossible possible.  

~ Richard Aylor