Creating Something From Not Enough

"When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great crowd come unto Him, He saith unto Philip, Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" And this He said to prove (test) him; for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, "Two hundred pennyworth (denarii) of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little." One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him., "There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fish: but what are they among so many? and Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place,. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they wanted. When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten." John 6:5-13

God is our Source. He is our only Source. He uses things of this world to provide for us, but He is our ultimate Source.

Here Jesus creates something out of little. As we have been discussing on this blog how God "speaks" to create. The Bible says our words bring either life or death - the power of our tongue. Our tongue has the power to bring life, sufficiency, more than enough, exceedingly abundantly more than we ask for. Or our tongues brings forth death - lack, poverty, insufficiency, not enough, sickness, etc.

1. There was a crowd of 5,000 men not including woman and children which you know there must have been
2. Jesus and His disciples had money to buy bread
3. Philip spoke "Two hundred pennyworth (denarii) of bread is not sufficient. How many times when we get our paycheck do we look at it and compare it with our bills and obligations and say, "this is not enough." I can't count the number of times  my words have stopped the sufficiency. I see it now so clearly. Jesus couldn't send Philip to buy bread because Philip's words had set in motion his faith or should I say his lack of faith, in regards to purchasing bread - its not sufficient for them to even take a little were his words. Jesus didn't even respond to Him. Philip's words stopped Jesus from responding, with instruction and blessing. Jesus couldn't work with those words that Philip had put in motion. Jesus can't work with words of doubt or unbelief.
4. Andrew comes and says, "A boy here has 5 barley loaves and 2 small fish, but what are they among so many?" Andrew, suggested the 5 loaves and 2 small fish, he knew they were not enough, but he didn't say it, he said, "what are they among so many?" Andrew's words though they were not full of faith, they left room for Jesus to respond and work with.

There are so many examples in the New Testament of this type of thing happening. John 1:11-20, read this account, the words Zacharias used were not words of faith. "Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years." Then in John 1:26-34. Mary, asked "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"  Although their words were similar, there is a difference in tone. One came from the avenue of doubt - unbelief. The other from a question to get understanding.

Our words matter. I realized that if there was any insufficiency in my life, I had brought it with my words of fear and unbelief. Looking at our paychecks and saying there is not enough. It's not enough, we don't have an sufficient amount to pay what needs to be paid. Has stopped Jesus from responding with blessing, it would go against God's word to bless unbelief. The Bible says that unbelief is evil and Jesus cannot bless evil.

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." Hebrews 3:12

It says, Jesus already knew what He was going to do. Jesus already knows He will supply, He will make our money multiply exceedingly abundantly above what we need, our words of faith can cause our payheck to go exceedingly abundantly farther than we think. Jesus did it in these scriptures. We need to get our words in order so He can respond and provide until we are filled to as much as we want.

I love how verse 13 says, "Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above  unto them that had eaten.
These same words are confirmed as a witness in Ephesians 3:20: "Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us."

 "Power of life and death are in the power of the tongue. And those that love it will eat its fruit." It could be good fruit or it could be bad fruit - its up to us.

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21.

I've been eating of the fruit of my tongue. Looking at the paycheck and thinking and saying, "It's not enough." We won't have enough. Doubt we will be able to do what is needed. Instead of bringing our "little" to Jesus and saying what He says. "The Lord is My Shepherd, I shall not want." I shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 23:1

2 Corinthians 9:8: "God (Our Supernatural Provider) is able to make all grace (favor and blessing) abound toward you (me); that you always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work." 

God always does His part - now we or I need to do our (my) part - don't speak insufficiency, Don't speak not enough, don't speak lack or poverty. God already knows what He will do. We need to know that also. We need to not just know it - we need to know that we know He makes ALL sufficiency abound towards us.

"Lord, forgive me for my words of death to my circumstances. I repent of them now. I turn from that way of talking and I say, "Lord, my Supernatural Provider, you cause all grace to abound towards me, that I always have all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work. Thank you Lord for the supply and taking my little and doing exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or think. I will gather up the fragments of each and every paycheck. Our paycheck supplies for first of all giving You Lord the tithe, and then sowing our seeds that You have provided into our storehouse (church),  then it is distributed to the  multitude of bills and debt to bring debt freedom and current in all things, and we have exceedingly abundant leftovers of money. Thank you Lord for your grace and blessing. in Jesus Name Amen."

Don't just say this once, continually say it throughout the day. When your mind wants to go sideways to fear and doubt. Open up your mouth and stay on the Way and speak what God says. Give God something to work with. Give God something to respond to hourly and daily. Even when it manifests and we are walking in exceedingly abundance keep those words going.

Let's watch our words - make sure we are speaking God's Words, God's Life to every situation in our lives. The power is in our tongues! Wow!

Susie