Pressed Down And Overflowing
I expect many Christians feel they do not have a lot to offer: they feel they are not gifted or talented in the way others are. They know the Lord is with them: they are gifted with the Holy Spirit, yet something seems to be missing. Their Christian experience is not as rich or full as it should be.
I want to tell you that you have enough. If you have Jesus and the Holy Spirit you are not lacking. . You have everything you need to be a blessing. Remember the five thousand that were fed from five loafs of bread and two fishes; maybe you have only one loaf of bread and one fish I wonder how many people that will feed if you allow God to use it.
This little message is my one loaf of bread: many may not even bother to read it, but I am giving it just the same because I believe God will multiply it and feed many. It will be sent to people I will never know. It will go out into the world and feed some in other lands, and God will cause this little message to be pressed down and overflowing.
I believe that every day the Lord gives all of us opportunities to share our loaf of bread and fish. Are you taking advantage of these opportunities? Are you even aware of them? For most of us it will not be five thousand, it may be one person, someone right in our household; maybe a friend or neighbor. Our loaf of bread and one fish can feed them.
Lord open our eyes and ears that we will not be like the scribes and Pharisees, or like the two that passed the wounded man on the road because we feel we have nothing to offer. We all have something to offer.
As fast as you give away your loaf and fish God will replace it pressed down and overflowing