SCRIPTURE READING: JOHN 6: 1-14
FOCUS: “5. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6. And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.” (John 6: 5-6)
MEMORY VERSE: “Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.” (Hosea 14: 3)
In our Focal Scripture, Jesus asked Philip where they could buy bread to feed the multitude. Jesus already knew what to do before He asked Philip that question. So, a question arose, but Jesus already knew what to do. A question arose, but Jesus already had it all figured out. A question arose, but Jesus was not just thinking about how to solve it; He already knew what to do about it. So, Philip may have had a question, but Jesus knew what to do.
Friend, can you face your challenges with this confidence that Jesus knows what to do? Can you run your race knowing that Jesus already knows the questions that will come your way and the answers that will be needed to solve them? Can you approach the battles of life with the confidence of one who already has victory? Can you look the questions of life eyeball to eyeball and announce to them that Jesus knows what to do already?
The disciples may have been overwhelmed by the multitude that came to Jesus; they may have been confused about what to do, but Jesus was not confused. You may not know what to do but Jesus knows. You may not know what the future holds, but Jesus knows. You may not know how to navigate through the challenges you face at the moment but Jesus knows. You may not know how to proceed but Jesus knows.
The questions that life has thrown at you are not as complicated as you may want to believe. Even if you do not know what to do, engage the help of Him that knows what to do. Even if it is beyond you, put your faith in the One who knows what to do about it. The same way Jesus knew what to do to feed the multitude, and went on to do it, that is the same way God will make the way He already planned to make for you.
Don’t be counted amongst them that took the questions of life to heart without taking them first to Jesus. Lean on the One who knows what to do. Even when you have no idea what to do, Jesus knows.
FURTHER READING: HOSEA 14
DECLARATION:
- Jesus knows what to do, and He will do it, in Jesus’ name!
