Surrender
Read Trav's post first.
Last night Av was talking about surrendering everything to God. One part of the scriptures he talked about was the bit where Jesus feeds over 5000 people with five pieces of bread and two fish (John 16:1-15).
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?' He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.It seems to me like Jesus is giving Philip an opportunity to surrender something - either some money to get some food, or even just some of his time and energy* to go to a town and get some food. However, Philip didn't see the point, as he reckoned there wouldn't be enough for everyone.
Philip answered him, 'Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!'
(John 16:5-7)
Then this little kid shows him up by surrendering just five bits of bread and two fish, which feed the whole crowd.
*I just realised that I'd prioritised money as being more important than time or energy.
2 comments:
Couldn't you look at it as being given the opportunity to surrender everything to Larry* and thus have him provide and care for Philip?
Or something.. i dunno, dont look at me, im the science-guy!
*Larry being god's first name
His name is BOB, heretic!
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