“And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looked up toward heaven. He blessed the food and breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds” (Matthew 14:19).
The disciples were not in the place to ponder what the Lord was doing, they just did what He said and started passing out food. Sometimes the Lord will have us do something we understand and in the midst of it, do something we do not understand, even miraculous. Begin the task with humble submission and do what the Lord gives you to do. Learn to obey all that the Lord commands.
Lord, You know that I have a stubborn independent streak that runs deep within me. Like a small child, I swat Your hand away and say, “I can do it myself.” I often do not know what I am doing, let alone know how to do what needs to be done. Teach me to trust You in and through all things that I may be faithful to Your command. Take me away my doubt to understand truly that with You, all things are possible.
Lead me, Lord Jesus, through this day You have set before me. What is past is gone and what lies before me is another day of learning how to be faithful to You. Abide in me that Your love may pour out of me for others who are around me. Lead me in Your goodness to do what needs to be done, even if I do not fully understand what You are doing. Guide me today in Your grace to be a person acting by Your direction, doing what You give me to do. Amen.
