The story of the feeding of the five thousand with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes never ceases to amaze me. When a man has a message, people will come from the farthest places to hear him. It does not matter what antagonists and enemies do; when God gives you a message, he will provide the platform and the people that will hear and benefit from that message.
But here were 5,000 people. Philip did not understand where the feeding materials would come from when Jesus asked him. His sight only permitted him to see the high cost of feeding the multitude. Andrew was just a little better; at least, he saw a boy with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. Both of them could not carry their sight beyond that point, because they were seeing the problem from the wrong angle. Most times, we see the magnitude of our challenges and as we devote time to talking about the problem, it keeps getting bigger and more complex. Jesus' actions seek to give us a new perspective on sight that will help us in getting the miracles that we seek.
The Bible records that Jesus already knew what to do. His question was to draw out faith. He didn't bother too much with the problem; he just worked with what was available. That is the thing about God: that miracle you seek may just be that thing in your hand presently. The boy must have planned a quiet lunch in a quiet corner after the message; 12 baskets were saved from his small lunch-pack. Moses had a simple crooked rod; in God's hands, it parted the Red Sea andd brought water out of the rock. God would most times, start with that thing in your hand presently, as it is his touch that matters, not the quantity or the quality of what you hold. That is why he can use a vessel of clay to do mighty things, despising the strong and the connected.
Big lesson: God can use the least thing you see to do the most mighty things you could ever imagine. Seek his touch on what you hold and watch what you hold bring you blessings beyond your wildest imaginations. His time of favour is here.
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