Little Is Much When God Is In It... {John 6:1-15}

Today was Sunday and I went to church to listen to what good news God had for me today. The title of today’s sermon was ‘Little is much when God is in it’. It’s such a simple message yet so powerful at the same time. Such is the power of God’s words. The main verse for the sermon was John 6 : 1-15 which is basically about the feeding of 5000 men by Jesus with five loaves and two fishes, given by an unnamed boy. I think part of the reason why this boy is unnamed is because this boy represents who we potentially can be, as opposed to who we are now, like Philip and Andrew.

Little is much when God is in it. It reminds us again of how little we have, something we’re all so aware of but time and time again we seek to get more but not through God but through our own mortal means. It goes back to why probably many ‘successful’ men can have so much in their lives yet at the same time feels so empty, because the thing that they should be seeking is God. This reminds me of the pondering from Day 12 (Fri, 14^th Dec) of the AG4 21-Day Fasting & Praying Guide.

“The world honors those who are intelligent, beautiful, rich and powerful. Yet many a time, in the kingdom of God, God does otherwise to use the foolish and shame the wise, simple because He sees the hearts.”

He sees the heart. We may have little but when we give what little we have and give thanks to Him, we shall reap in abundance. Pastor Jeff was saying that we will ALWAYS have problems. There will be problems to which we have limited resources to solve and problems that have overwhelming needs, but these circumstances are understandable, for we have little and there is always a problem beyond us BUT not beyond God. So we should learn to look to Jesus instead to solve us problems just like how we went to Him for Salvation. James 1:5 states that “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” He will provide when we ask. He will provide with what we need, not what we want.

The service ended of with a POWERFUL rendition of Corrinne May’s Five Loaves And Two Fishes. And by powerful I don’t just mean the voice of the singer, but I also felt the power of God speaking through those words, to my heart, and probably to many more too. There was probably a good reason why they dimmed the lights for the song. Pure beauty, pure joy… What an ending befitting of God’s awesome power. Simple yet so powerful.

I think as Christmas approaches, we should all renew our faith and offer to Him what little we have and give thanks for that little we have. Amen. Amen...

*you think you've read the story five loaves and two fishes but everytime you read it, there's just so much more to learn from it. Arsenal 1 - 0 Chelsea. Praise the Lord.*

Repentance...

*i've traveled on many journeys with you, just not the journey to heaven and for that i regret ~ JC*

I started going to church about a month back or so. This is the first time I've been to church voluntarily. I guess it was just a search for more profound answers, a search which lead to God. I guess this search gets more pronounced when you start working where you start questioning your purpose in life and the whole meaning to it. And when you go to church and see the people in it and how God touched their life and somehow even though they come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, you can see the hands of God moving in them. They just live with a zest for life, moving with a purpose, a purpose with God.

When I accepted Jesus in my life last sunday, I didn't felt the over joyous feeling described by some people. Instead I felt this wash of inner calm flow over me, a feeling of peace and silent joy, as if a storm calmed by God's hands. Till today that thought still puts a smile on my face whenever I think about it. I think that storm was all the burdens of life which I was carrying all this while and now that He is by my side, He has lifted that burden from my shoulders and set me free. This is of course followed by many thoughts and feelings to which is too overwhelming to describe. But most of all I thank all who have share their lives with me, how they came to meet God and how it changed their lives. This is just the beginning of a long journey, a journey of ups and downs. The only difference from before is that now I have Him by my side. God bless...

If only...