John 6 - God makes the Impossible Possible

“ 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.”

I like how Jesus approached this situation. He already knew what He was going to do. He knew that He would take the five loaves of bread and two fish and feed thousands; however, Jesus asked Philip where to buy bread to see how Philip would react. I assume to see if Philip would see the task impossible or trust upon Jesus.

We are faced with similar obstacles every day. While we might not be trying to feed five thousand people, we face tasks that appear to us to be impossible. How do we react? Do we fret, worry and complain that the task is impossible, or do we turn it over to God, who makes the impossible possible?

Nothing is impossible for God, many of us know that. We know and believe the examples in the Bible, yet we don’t turn to God out of faith. It’s as if we are saying, “God, I know you parted the Red Sea, but I don’t think you can help me pay my car note”, that’s kind of silly isn’t it? But isn’t that exactly what we do? We fret and worry over that car note, instead of taking it to God and LEAVING it at His feet, FULLY TRUSTING and BELIEVING in His word.

So how will you react the next time God asks you to take on a seemingly impossible task? Will you fret or will you have faith?