Verse of the Day 4/27

Through the Bible - 2 Samuel 17-19, Luke 22;1-23

 

Good morning,

Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stone's early hits was "Satisfaction", over and over you heard the phrase "I can't get no - satisfaction".  The picture was following all the advertisements, getting all the stuff, trying every pleasure could not bring the satisfaction that they were looking for.

 

For today's verse we'll go to Matthew 14 where we have Matthew's account of the feeding of the 5000.  Reading it this morning I was struck by the words "they were satisfied".

 

Matthew 14:19-20 (Amplified Bible) Then He ordered the crowds to recline on the grass; and He took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and blessed and broke the loaves and handed the pieces to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰And they all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve [small hand] baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

 

We can take a lot of different things from this event, even from these words.  The meal wasn't extravagant but it satisfied.  You can probably relate after a long day of working outside or even playing golf and a simple meal and a coke can bring temporary satisfaction.

 

John MacArthur writes, "Because God through His Son created the multiplied bread and fish, the crowd's eating satisfaction must have  been the best the people ever experienced.  Here Matthew uses the same word for satisfaction as Jesus used in the Beatitudes when He promised those who hunger and thirst for righteousness "shall be satisfied" (Matt. 5:6).  All those who in faith partake of God's provision will never ultimately be dissatisfied."

 

Do you find yourself in a position of being satified or more like Mick Jagger, where it feels like you can't get no satisfaction, standing at a crossroad?

Consider these words from the prophet Jeremiah.  Which path will you take?  The "rest for your souls" speaks of this satisfaction.

Jeremiah 6:16  This is what the LORD says:
       "Stand at the crossroads and look;
       ask for the ancient paths,
       ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
       and you will find rest for your souls.
       But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'  NIV

Blessings,
Mike

mikevw@bellsouth.net
mikesvotd.blogspot.com

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

 ¹³When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

 ¹⁵As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

 ¹⁶Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

 ¹⁷"We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

 ¹⁸"Bring them here to me," he said. ¹⁹And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. 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 the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.  NIV