Jesus Feeds the 5,000

When we gather to hear this story of Jesus feeding the five thousand, I want you to see more than a miracle of food. I want you to see the Creator at work. The same Jesus who spoke the world into being took five loaves and two fish and created abundance where there was lack. The crowd came for healing and for bread, but Jesus showed them something deeper. He showed them that He alone satisfies the hunger of the soul. Just as He looked to heaven, blessed, broke, and gave, so too does He give Himself for us, the Bread of Life who fills us with what no earthly thing can provide.

When we look to this miracle, we see not just compassion for tired bodies, but divine provision for empty hearts. The Lord takes what is small and uses it for His glory. He takes the little we have and multiplies it beyond measure. In Him, there is no shortage. In Him, there is no lack. Every basket overflows. And today, that same Jesus calls us to trust that He is enough, that He is the one who satisfies every need, and that through Him alone we find the life that never runs dry.