NO GOING EMPTY
Luke 9:12-17

As believers, think of it, meditate on it, Jesus is so merciful that He will not send anyone, who comes to Him, away empty. Regardless of situation or location, it is the character of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, not to look away from us at every dead end. If Jesus came to die, and shed His blood on the Calvary, which He actually did, then His love for us is indeed, and in truth, beyond our comprehension. Can it be imagined of Jesus, in a deserted place, to send away a multitude that had been thronging on Him all day? When Jesus was on the face of earth He did not send His own away empty, and He will not do it now. Once, in a deserted area, the multitude was to be let go emptily. When it was brought to the attention of Jesus, He responded to the disciples, “…You give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.”” (Luke 9:13) Jesus would not let them go empty because they went to Him. He will not let you go empty as long as you keep going to Him. The disciples were concerned because there was not enough to feed five thousand, but with Jesus there is always more than enough, because in Him there is abundance. The disciples wanted Jesus to know what they were dealing with, by stating to Him, “For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” (Luke 9:14) Jesus, having made to known what the numbers were, what the situation was, and how the location denied the possibilities of provision, responded with command. He commanded how the people were to be seated, while provision was not yet visible in the physical. Are you in a deserted area? Is your situation impossible? You can trust in the might of His power by following strictly His command. The Bible recorded that the people sat down as He had commanded. The multitude, having sat down in obedience to His command, expecting from an unacceptable location “Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.” (Luke 9:16-17) He is not an empty God; He will not forsake you if His command is not forsaken. As a believer, taking a seat of obedience will always bring blessings of obedience.

Prayer for today: My Lord and my God, give me the grace to always respond to every single command of Yours. Let it overtake, reign, and rule in my life.