Jesus demonstrates that the abundance of the kingdom of God is supernatural. This story comes on the heals of Jesus discussing with the gentile woman whether she was worthy of the crumbs from the table and then abundantly healing her daughter demonstrating that in the Kingdom of God there is enough for even those society has marginalized. In this story, Jesus abundantly and supernaturally feeds a multitude with a few loafs and fish. Again, in the Kingdom of God, there is enough for everyone! But where does this abundance come from?
Matthew 15:32-39 32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way." 33 The disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in the desert to feed so great a crowd?" 34 Jesus asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35 Then ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 38 Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
Do we ignore Jesus' demonstration that the abundance of the Kingdom of God is supernatural? How often do we hold back in offering other's our best - God's best - because we think we have to figure it out first on budget sheets and project plans? How many of us (and how many of of our churches) have big bank accounts, but fail to show the abundance of the kingdom to others sending them away hungry? What if we knew God would provide enough for everyone - supernaturally? How would that change our lives?
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