Superabundant
4So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
- John 6:13
In today’s passage, Jesus has just taken 5 barley loaves and used them to feed a crowd. And after he’s done, there are leftovers. The crowd, of course, is thrilled.
What strikes us as we read this is that Jesus doesn’t just produce a sufficient amount of food for the crowd. His miracle includes extra. His provision isn’t just abundant; it’s superabundant.
Throughout the Scriptures, we see this pattern in the way God works. He doesn’t just create a functional universe; he makes it beautiful. He doesn’t just create nourishing food; he makes it delicious. He doesn’t just create human workers; he teaches us to dance and sing and play and laugh. God is generous. His provision is superabundant.
Can you get excited about that?
Where are the places in your own life where you have experienced God’s superabundance? Where in your own life has it been difficult to identify God’s provision?
[Protip: try answering BOTH (not just one) of these questions]
Leave a Comment
Comments for this post have been disabled.
More in Connect Devotional
April 25, 2024
The Domino EffectApril 24, 2024
What Else?April 23, 2024
Receive Your Purpose
4 Comments
Steve Jul 1, 2015 @ 1:34 pm
Our questions around suffering and feelings of abandonment definitely cause us a great deal of pain. I'm sorry to hear that that's been a repeated theme in your life, Karen. And I'm so glad to hear that God has been able to reach out to your through the pain, to communicate with you that he's with you and cares about you. Don't you ever just wish you could go back in time and share with your younger self all the helpful stuff that you've learned since you were a child?
Karen Ferrier Jul 1, 2015 @ 1:25 pm
That is one night not note! Growing up was very painful and I did not believe that God was real. Why would he allow suffering? I was just a child and was so lost.
Karen Ferrier Jul 1, 2015 @ 1:25 pm
That is one night not note! Growing up was very painful and I did not believe that God was real. Why would he allow suffering? I was just a child and was so lost.
Karen Ferrier Jul 1, 2015 @ 8:21 am
My dear cousin Ann invited me to come to Wilmington for a week or two to her house. She and one of her friends gave me a gift certificate for 2 notes at ocean front motel. This is super abundance...!!!!! This is my birthday gift. I don't deserve this but it sure seems like God is blessing me in big ways. I have struggled with depression for most of my life and felt that God was not there. It was awful. To feel abandoned and ignored.