"Jesus hence lifting up His eyes, and seeing that an extraordinary huge number was coming to Him, said to Philip, 'Where are we to purchase bread that these may eat?' And this He was stating to test him; for He Himself comprehended what He was proposing to do. Philip responded to Him, '200 denarii worth of bread isn't adequate for them, for everybody to get a bit.'"
— John 6:5-7
The group around Jesus was additional enormous that day, numbering 5,000 men in addition to ladies and youngsters. About 20,000 were on the slope, tuning in to His Word and accepting mending from His hand. As the evening darkened, the supporters requested that Jesus consider it daily and send the hoards away so they could eat. In any case, Jesus would not like to send them away. He needed to take care of them.
He got some information about a spot to purchase bread so they could take care of the enormous group. It was a significant inquiry since it was a test. Philip's answer was precise—even 200 days' wages worth of bread couldn't start to fulfill this ravenous crowd. Be that as it may, Philip overlooked the main issue. He bombed the test on the grounds that in the entirety of his figuring, he neglected to figure in the Lord. Jesus planned to take a little sack lunch—five minimal saltine like bread rolls and two sardines—and use it to take care of the majority. The food would have been so plentiful there would be twelve bushels of extras! Philip neglected to factor in the wonder working God!
LOOKING THIS WAY AND THAT WAY
At the point when Moses murdered an Egyptian in Exodus 3:12, the Scripture says, "So he looked thusly and that, and when he saw there was nobody around, he struck down the Egyptian and concealed him in the sand." Moses glanced in general, yet he neglected to gaze upward. There was somebody viewing, and His name is Yahweh!
Philip did exactly the same thing. He took a gander at the group, he took a gander at his number cruncher, and he took a gander at the expense of a portion of bread in Israel. He glanced for what it's worth, however he neglected to gaze upward. He neglected to factor in the intensity of the Lord. Might you be able to be blameworthy of doing likewise today in your difficulties and preliminaries?
Each inquiry the Lord pose is a test. He never approaches an inquiry for data since He knows all things. He poses inquiries to get us to begin taking a gander at our issues and difficulties through the eyes of confidence. Such a large amount of what we face in life is past us—and it is intentionally so. We can't adapt to the situation, much the same as Philip couldn't bear to purchase enough bread to take care of the huge number. The Lord places us in those predicaments to get us to gaze upward, to figure out how to consider Him to each condition.
OUR EYES ARE ON YOU
In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat and the individuals of Judah ended up in critical conditions. Three adversary armed forces joined together to clear out Judah. It didn't search useful for the individuals of God. Jehoshaphat abstained and asked, "O God will you not judge them? For we are frail before this incredible huge number who are coming against us; nor do we realize what to do, however our eyes are on You" (2 Chronicles 20:12).
I love that supplication! It is gut-level legitimate and loaded up with confidence. As Jehoshaphat looked along these lines and that, all he saw were armed forces ready to obliterate him. His goose was cooked, yet he decided to gaze upward. He calculated in God, and God reacted with an extraordinary, marvelous triumph!
CONTINUOUSLY LOOK UP
In your life and in your difficulties, consistently make sure to turn upward and factor in the God who made paradise and earth. Each preliminary is a test. God has not lost His capacity to work wonders. He is just sitting tight for individuals like you and me to state with King Jehoshaphat, "However our eyes are on You!"
Inconceivable is truly I'm conceivable with God!
