More or Less. The disciples have now participated in two of the most incredible miracles ever – multiplying a meal for a few into a feast for thousands. Jesus had them experience the miracles as faith lessons, to build their confidence in God’s ability to provide. Yet the disciples were struggling to understand. Jesus challenged them: “Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?’ ‘Twelve,’ they replied. ‘And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?’ They answered, ‘Seven.’ He said to them, ‘Do you still not understand?’ (Mark 8:18-21). Five loaves multiplied to feed 5,000; seven loaves multiplied to feed 4,000. The point is that with God it takes less to do more. The less I have, the greater the opportunity for God to display his strength. It is never about how much I have (talent, education, experience, resources, skills, gifts). The key is to simply surrender what I have and who I am to Him. God takes that which is surrendered to him in weakness and miraculously multiplies it with his strength. So if you feel weak and insufficient to meet the need today, praise God! With God, it takes less to do more! What aspect of your weakness can you offer to God today?

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