A Boy’s Lunch

John 6:5-14

5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages[a] would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

Reflection of Bee:

From the above passage we learned that if we are willing to give to Jesus what is important to us, God will perform miracle and multiply what we have given to bless many.

Dear Lord,
Let me give You what is important to me, so that You can multipy it and bless many.
In Jesus' name I pray.

Who Knows Best?

John 2:1-11

Jesus Changes Water to Wine

1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."

4"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a]

7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.

8 Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."

They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

11 This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.E

Bee's Thoughts:

A wedding is supposed to be a happy occasion... yet when the "wine" runs out it can be very distressing for the wedding couple. The tendency is for them to worry and jump into action.

However, Jesus said, "My time has not yet come." Jesus knows what he is doing and he has his perfect timing in providing solutions for everything that happens.

In the same way, even any beautiful relationship can have hiccups and unexpected problems that cause the couple to feel distress. The solution is still "Do whatever he tells you." and trust Jesus for his perfect timing to perform his miracle.

Dear Lord, please calm my soul and spirit, grant me peace when things happened unexpectedly. Thank you for the assurance that your timing is always perfect, and in the midst of our problems you are always there to show your power and miracle. Amen.

.......the devotion of Bee