Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year OneSample

But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do (John 6:6).

He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” (John 6:5).

Jesus doesn’t ask the above question to Philip because He needs an answer; our Lord knows all things. The Good Shepherd’s question has a twofold effect: It shows the inability of men to meet the needs of mankind and displays the impossibility of feeding the vast multitude. Philip should have turned to Jesus and said, “For with God nothing will be impossible” (Luke 1:37). This is the first miracle the disciples participate in with the Lord. Amazingly, Jesus provides “as much [bread and fish] as they wanted” (John 6:11). The verb “they wanted” occurs in the imperfect tense, showing continual action in past time. Jesus also had “twelve baskets with the fragments” left over to feed the apostles (John 6:12-13).

Employment Point: Turn to Jesus during your next test, and trust in His provision.