You Feed Them

Grace and Peace My Ekklesia Family

Matthew 14:15-18 NLT

[15] That evening 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 food for themselves.”

[16] But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”

[17] “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.

[18] “Bring them here,” he said.

This passage contains one of the most overlooked leadership and discipleship lessons in the Gospels.

"You Feed Them"

Matthew 14:16 (NLT)

The disciples saw a problem.

Jesus saw potential.

The disciples focused on what they lacked.

Jesus focused on what they had.

The disciples said:

"Send the crowds away."

Jesus said:

"That isn't necessary—you feed them."

Notice what Jesus did not say:

He did not say, "I'll do it without you."

He did not say, "Wait until you have more."

He did not say, "Come back when you're qualified."

Instead, He challenged them to participate in a miracle.

The Ekklesia Perspective

Many believers spend their lives asking God for what He has already placed in their hands.

The disciples were looking for a bakery.

Jesus was looking for faith.

The disciples saw:

Five loaves

Two fish

A huge crowd

Jesus saw:

An opportunity for Kingdom multiplication

The miracle was never in the amount.

The miracle was in the surrender.

Another Look at Verse 18

"Bring them here," he said.

Jesus did not ask them to multiply the bread.

Jesus asked them to bring Him what they had.

That changes everything.

God rarely asks us to create the miracle.

He asks us to surrender what we have.

Bring Him:

Your gift.

Your talent.

Your testimony.

Your business idea.

Your ministry.

Your broken heart.

Your limited resources.

The power is not in what is in your hand.

The power is in whose hand it is placed.

Many people pray:

"Lord, give me more."

But perhaps Jesus is saying:

"Bring Me what you already have."

You may only have:

Five loaves and two fish.

One talent.

One opportunity.

One open door.

One willing heart.

Bring it to Jesus.

What is surrendered becomes sanctified.

What is sanctified can be multiplied.

Ekklesia, stop counting what is missing and start consecrating what remains.

The disciples counted bread.

Jesus counted possibilities.

The disciples measured scarcity.

Jesus measured obedience.

The same Christ who multiplied the loaves is still multiplying surrendered lives today.

The question is not:

"Do I have enough?"

The question is:

"Will I bring what I have to Jesus?"

Because in the Kingdom of God, little becomes much when it is placed in the Master's hands.

LoveUMoreThanUKnow,

Pastor Stephän Kirby