Trust Jesus For The Results

START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!

GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE TO JESUS!

DO WHAT JESUS TELLS YOU TO DO!

Those are the first 3 steps in a 4-step process we see in the miracle of Jesus' feeding the multitude which also is a demonstration of the same process we should use today to do ministry (to pass out the fish and the bread today). Now comes the fourth and final step:

TRUST JESUS FOR THE RESULTS!

The disciples took all that they had (5 loaves and 2 fish) and gave them to Jesus. They then did exactly what Jesus told them to do and sat the people in orderly groups. What happened next? Mark 6:42 says,

"They all ate and were satisfied!"

Note the word "all." We learn from verse 44 that this included 5,000 men plus women and children. So this crowd was at least 10,000 people strong, perhaps all the way up to 25,000 people depending on how many women and children were present. "All" of them ate from the 5 loaves and 2 fish.

Note the word "satisfied." It actually is a word that would be used to describe livestock eating until they were full. In other words, these 10,000-25,000 people didn't just each have a bite. They ate from the 5 loaves and 2 fish until they were "satisfied" - until they were full. And verse 43 tells us that there were 12 baskets of food left over when everyone was done eating.

That's what happens when you trust Jesus for the results. Ephesians 3:20 tells us this about God,

"He is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond anything we could ask or imagine according to the power that works within us."

So, how do you see God do "exceeding abundantly beyond anything your could ask or imagine" in your life? How do you see God do "exceeding abundantly beyond anything your could ask or imagine" in your family's lives? How do you see God do "exceeding abundantly beyond anything your could ask or imagine" in your church? Here is the answer:

START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!

GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE TO JESUS!

DO WHAT JESUS TELLS YOU TO DO!

TRUST JESUS FOR THE RESULTS!