Title: Experience of Change (2)
(After that, Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, that is, Tiberias, and a great crowd
After that, he saw the signs he was doing to the sick. Jesus went up the mountain to his disciples.
He was sitting there with the field, just as the Jewish festival, the Passover, was near.
He lifted his eyes and saw a great crowd coming toward him, and said to Philip, We
Where can I buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this.
Knowing what he was going to do, he wanted to put Philip to the test.
Two hundred denarii would not be enough for one of the disciples.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Jesus, "There is one child here.
I have five dogs and two fish, but how much does it cost these many
Jesus said to him, "Let these people sit."
It was crowded, and people sat down, and the number was about five thousand. Jesus took bread and gave thanks.
After eating, he distributed it to those who sat down, and gave the meat as they wished.
After they were satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather the leftover pieces and throw them away.
Let there be no shortages.” So when he gathered them, he ate five barley loaves and the remaining pieces were twelve
When the people saw this sign that Jesus had performed, they said,
He is said to be the prophet who will come into the world.” (John 6:1-14)
Today, following last week, I would like to think about the title of {Experience of Change}.
Today's text is the story of the miracle of Oh Byung-Eye, whom I know all too well.
Last week I was thinking of a spiritual lesson about the Lord turning water into wine.
Well, today, I want to think about the miracle of feeding 5,000 people with 5 barley loaves and 2 fish.
I say.
This, too, will sound vain to those who do not have faith.
1. Feeding 5,000 people with 5 bottles and 2 fish is a miracle.
It is impossible with arithmetic calculations, but it is possible in the hands of Jesus.
Therefore, does the world of reason and the world of faith collide in reality?
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In most cases, religious acts are impossible from the standpoint of reason.
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“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but we who are being saved
It is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
The path to be understood by reason is the path of rational thinking.
On the path of rational thinking, it is impossible to experience religious miracles.
Philip's way of thinking is our rational way of thinking.
The Lord knew in advance how Philip would answer and said, "You give them something to eat."
It was.
Philip's thoughts were extremely reasonable.
“Ah, these are empty people and we don’t have anything, so what can we do to these people?
Are you asking me to give you something to eat?" he said.
Also, 'Even if I buy bread to feed these many people, even if I buy 200 denarii of bread, I don't care.
I will grow up' is a very reasonable thought.
So, in that way of thinking, not only can you not experience miracles, but you can also experience a changed life.
can't even lead to.
Even though they say they live a life of faith, they only read the Bible rationally and rationally.
If you listen to and think about these words, there will be no history or experience of change.
Behind all miracles are irrational acts of decision.
is.
Miracles should not be the basis of our faith, but they can produce miracles.
Because not everyone has the faith that they have, changed experiences are more important than everyday thoughts.
This means that wise decisions are required.
It is also shown in today's text.
Hearing the Lord's words, "You give them something to eat!", Philip started counting.
However, Andre was still looking for something to eat.
And in the end, a child eats 5 barley loaves and 2 fish for one meal.
He brought the only thing to Jesus.
Andre, if you think rationally, what great miracle it could produce.
end? I would have never imagined it.
But notice that you brought it to the Lord.
How could a lunch box, which is only one meal, be able to feed so many people? This is a miracle.
But the act of giving it to Jesus first is not an act of common sense.
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We need this kind of action today.
We should become believers like Andrew rather than believers like Philip.
2. Jesus took it first, gave thanks and broke it.
The word congratulatory here is the Greek word for 'eucharisteo', which means
is the meaning of
In other words, it is a prayer of thanksgiving to God.
Gratitude to God is not complaining about what you do not have, but giving thanks for what you
means that
The Lord had only five barley loaves and two fish, but he was thankful for what they had.
It was.
Even today, when many Christians ask why they do not know how to be thankful, it is something they do not have in themselves.
only because they complain.
You can't be grateful for what you have.
☞ He complains about not having a home even though he has health.
☞ I have two legs to walk, but I complain that I don't have a slim body.
☞ I have a family and I love children, but I complain that I don't have money.
So, there is no experience of change.
Not only that, but for the most part, people think what they have
I'm just trying to manage and use it as it is.
Moreover, in material it is.
When you have money, you try to manage it according to your own thoughts, and try to spend it according to your will.
☞ Today's Christians should reflect deeply.
We cannot thank God for what we have, and what we have is according to God
I'm not trying to write.
Therefore, greed leads to greater greed and ultimately leads to sin.
Pick up.
God wants His beloved children to live in physical and spiritual suffering.
not you
☞ Psalm 103:5 says, “Satisfied your desires with good things, so that in your youth the eagle
You are making new things together.”
☞ Psalm 107:9 says, “He satisfies the longing soul and is good to the hungry soul.
He fills you with things.”
God is the God of Shalom.
Shalom is not a favor from one side, but a grace for the whole person.
It is a grace that makes all things well.
If you give thanks to the Lord for what you have, you will experience the miracle of five diseases in your life.
This is also the spiritual lesson of the miraculous five-year-old fish.
3. They not only ate their full stomach, but also collected the leftover pieces.
This means that God is a God who makes a harvest without lack.
The end of human affairs without God always ends in want and deficiency.
See also the couple's love.
In the end it ends in hate.
☞ The comedian who appeared on the show and made others laugh was also beaten with a bat and was hospitalized.
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It is human love to sue your husband and go to jail.
People say money, money, but in the end, money leads to ruin.
However, in God's work, He not only allows us to fulfill it, but also allows us to reap what remains.
This instructs us in another sense.
I ate all of it, and there was no shortage of leftovers.
However, there is something to think about here.
It is not "12 baskets left after sharing", but "12 baskets left because of the distribution."
You have to realize that you have.”
In most cases, it is easy to live by faith.
However, in today's text, there is something to keep in mind.
In verse 12, “After they were satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather the remaining pieces,
He said, "Let nothing be wasted." So he gathered them, ate five barley loaves and left
The pieces were found in twelve baskets."
The problem is after you've been full.
Christians can eat to their full stomach with God's blessing.
There are many believers in today's society who live affluently.
It is easy for most people to change after they are satisfied.
It's easy to forget hungry people when you're full.
It's easy to forget when you were poor and when you lived without them.
'Gather what is leftover and let nothing be wasted' has another meaning to us.
It's a spiritual lesson.
For Christians, this means that they should not be satisfied with just saying they are full.
☞ It was said that there was nothing left to throw away, and it was filled with twelve baskets.
It means that a Christian should not be content with being alone and forsaken.
Christians are not satisfied with their own satisfaction,
It means you have to understand what you mean.
For the most part, Christians are concerned about what's left of the intoxication of self-fulfillment and complacency.
Women are often indifferent.
What is the Lord's will for us to gather the crumbs?
We must reflect deeply.
Someone bought a new apartment.
It's a pretty well-decorated apartment, but before I even got into it, I started overhauling it all again.
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I've ripped and repaired the wallpaper and the living room floor that I've never used before.
Below that, the salaryman couple moved in after 17 years of hard work, so I love it
It was to the point where I couldn't sleep.
However, upstairs was scolded for tearing out things that were never used.
Later, I found out that he was a church-going person.
Because there are so many precious things, the people downstairs say, 'Give it to those who don't
How I wish I could give it to you...' I thought of that, and then suddenly this thought came to me.
'Can such people enter heaven after this?' Called....
What is the will of the Lord to let the crumbs not be thrown away but to be reaped?
There is a difference between throwing away and sharing.
We need to realize that the Lord's will is for Christians to gather and share what is left over, not to throw away.
Christians should become people who create miracles by sharing.
The lesson from the miracle of Oh Byeong-Eye is that we have to live in anticipation of a simple magical miracle.
That doesn't mean it's all, even if it's a small lunch box that's enough for one small person,
When presented to the Lord and united with the Lord's hand, thousands can be satisfied together.
is a lesson.
And it contains a lesson to live while remembering our neighbors who are still hungry, rather than being content with eating only ourselves.
I hope that all of us will be able to experience this miracle of the Obyeong-ear.
I am also convinced that it is a life that contributes to the expansion of the kingdom of God. ♣