Anchored

  A Story about Bread Feeding the five thousand is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. In fact, this is the only miracle story written in all four Gospels. Charles Spurgeon says that it’s in all four Gospels so that we won’t forget how much the Lord can do with little things that are yielded to him. This amazing miracle, feeding the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, is the fourth “sign,” which points to the greater reality, that is: Jesus came into the world not just to give bread, but to be bread. Jesus came not to be useful, but to be precious. That’s the main point. But what does that mean? Giving Bread Jesus does care about bread. He cares about our daily needs. When Jesus saw a large crowd, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them, healed them, and fed them. He fed the 5,000. But that was not the main reason he came. Jesus fed the 5,000 so that they might see the sign and believe in him, and have...