HIS WORD
John 6:1-14

Whatever is seen in the physical, and whatever is not seen in the physical, is subject to the power that is in the word of God. The word of God is power, and is not limited, in any way, in any situation in heaven, and on earth. Many know about the word of God through memorization, but very few know about the word through meditation. Knowing about the word through memorization can be used in a noisy and loud way, without manifesting the power backing up the one the quote from the word. Knowing the word through meditation can mostly be backed with power to produce results for the glory of God. Once, on a mountain where there was nothing in the physical to provide for the multitude that followed Jesus, Philip responded to Jesus’ request for provisions to the people, “…Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” (John 6:7) Philip was responding by what he could see on the ground, but Jesus was questioning the attention of Philip, into the testimony of what the word can do in the place of lack or insufficiency. Philip had hardly finished responding to Jesus before, “One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” (John 6:8-9) With the response of the disciples, a conclusion can be drawn that, with the whole lot (two hundred denarii worth of bread), or with very little (two barley loaves and two small fish), our sufficiency is only in Christ Jesus. The condition on the ground was the confirmation of the mindset of the disciples. It is also evidence of how the world sees things and situations. Jesus, knowing what He would do before doing it, gave a word of command to keep the multitude in the position to receive, “…Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” (John 6: 10) With obedience to His command, “Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.” (John 6:11) Jesus gave thanks to what was yet at hand. When there is faith in what the word of God can do, we will be giving thanks to God before the manifestation for expectation. Giving thanks before getting through will provoke an undeniable breakthrough. With the obedience of the people, and giving of thanks by Jesus, there was sufficiency where lack attempted to suffocate the people. All is written for our learning.
Prayer for today: I ask, O Lord, give me a quickening mind to receive and to operate in your word of provision and deliverance.