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•35天已经晚了，门徒进前来，说：“这是野地，天已经晚了，36请叫众人散开，他们好往四面乡村里去，自己买什么吃。”37耶稣回答说：“你们给他们吃吧！”门徒说：“我们可以去买二十两银子的饼给他们吃吗？”38耶稣说：“你们有多少饼，可以去看看。”他们知道了，就说：“五个饼，两条鱼。”39耶稣吩咐他们，叫众人一帮一帮地坐在青草地上。40众人就一排一排地坐下，有一百一排的，有五十一排的。41耶稣拿着这五个饼，两条鱼，望着天祝福，擘开饼，递给门徒，摆在众人面前，也把那两条鱼分给众人。42他们都吃，并且吃饱了。43门徒就把碎饼、碎鱼收拾起来，装满了十二个篮子。44吃饼的男人共有五千。
你知道那些自由派的神学家是怎么看待这个故事的吗?他们说，真正的神迹是，当小男孩站出来分享他的五个饼两条鱼时，其他人所有都感到羞愧，于是他们也拿出自己私藏的食物，与别人一起分享。他们之所以这么说，是因为他们想否认圣经中任何在科学上不可能的神迹——甚至否认耶稣从死里复活。
他们错失了这个故事中的美好之处，这是多么可悲啊。我们的救主，全能的神，不仅关心我们的救恩，也关心我们每日的饮食。如果耶稣认为需要一个神迹，那么即使只是一个小神迹，耶稣也会这样做来满足我们的需要。我记得我们的第一个孩子出生后，那是我在神学院的最后一年，我们当时要付很多账单。我在苹果园的兼职工作已经到期了。然后，在1月份，当日子过得越来越紧的时候，一周内发生了三件事。第一件事，我连申请都没申请就拿到了奖学金。第二件事，我们的房东为了修路把我们租住的房子卖给了州政府，并达成了一项对我们有利的协议，我们可以在那里免房租住六个月。第三件事，神学院的秘书把我叫到办公室，给了我另一份兼职工作。
耶稣在你的生命中是怎样供应你的?他仍然是神，他仍然关心我们每天有日用的饮食。
祷告:主耶稣，为你供应的饮食、住处和家庭，我们献上我们的感谢和赞美。求你教导我对日用的饮食知足和感恩。阿们。
Mark 6:35-44: 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. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 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?” 38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 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. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand. (NIV)
Do you know what liberal minded theologians do with this story? They say the real miracle was that when the little boy came forward to share his lunch, it made all the other people ashamed so that they opened up their secret hiding places and shared their lunch, too. They say this because they want to deny any miracles in the Bible that are not scientifically possible—even to the point of denying that Jesus rose from the dead.
How sad they miss the beauty of this story. Our Savior, who is God Almighty, is not only concerned with our salvation, but even with our daily bread. And if it takes a miracle, even if it is only a minor miracle, then that’s what Jesus will do to provide our needs. I remember after our first child was born and we had bills to pay in my final year at the seminary. My part-time job at the apple orchard had run out. Then, in January, when things were getting tight, three things happened in one week. I got a scholarship that I didn’t even apply for. Our landlord sold the house we were living in to the state for road improvements, and made a deal so that we could live there rent free for six months. And the secretary at the seminary called me to the office with another part time job offer.
How has Jesus provided for you in your life? He is still God, and he still cares that we have our daily bread to eat.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, for food and drink and house and home, we give our thanks and praise. Teach me to be content with my daily food and thankful for it as well. Amen.