running the race.

Monday, June 19, 2006

i'm not sure about you, but i love to read this again and again.
even as i chew upon it, i desire to be more like jesus.
this end point goal seems so far away, yet near.
but i know, day by day, i become more like him.
i admit that i'm weak but i know he's strong.
so God, please make me to be a shpd just like you.

Mark 6:30-44

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

He cares for the welfare of the sheep.
30The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

He has compassion for the sheep.
32So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.

Teaching the sheep.
So he began teaching them many things.

Not considering helping the sheep as a burden.
35By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. "This is a remote place," they said, "and it's already very late. 36Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

Not allowing our limitations to hinder us from helping our sheep.
37But he answered, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "That would take eight months of a man's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"

38"How many loaves do you have?" he asked. "Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five—and two fish."

Desiring to look after all the sheep.
39Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42They all ate and were satisfied, 43and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

david

till the end;1:13 AM