Summary of message for Friday Prayer Meeting 29 October 2021
God uses what we have to get results (Mark 6:30-44)
Jesus Feeds the five thousand
By Ajarn Samran Pudin
God desires that we use what we have to further God`s kingdom and do God`s work according to His Will. How do we know what we have that God can use? Searching our hearts to make the work of God a success.
1. People with a burden to do God`s work. (Mark 6:34) When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them,
because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
Jesus is burdened not from his own feelings but He sees the real needs of the people. Jesus wanted to bring the disciples out to
rest, and Jesus sees that the disciples have burdens to help people. This shows us that we should always look after people who
have burden to do God`s work. A good worker is someone who has a strong body and a strong spirit and will.
2. Do Work in faith (Mark 6:35-38) By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late.
Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
But he answered,“You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages!
Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?” “How many loaves do you have?”he asked.“Go and see.”
Do God`s work in faith and it shows that it will be successful.
3. Work in a team (Mark 6: 39-41) Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
(Luke 9:14) (About five thousand men were there.)
But he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Working for God, the team should have good understanding and cooperation and also have the heart for doing God`s work.
Working in a team will show the different abilities of each individuals. We each may have different abilities and after we use the
talents that are given by God, we start to increase our abilities too.
Always keep in mind, all the results and miracles all come from God, and not from our own abilities. Continue to search what
other abilities and things we can do for God, and use them to glorify God.
