Scripture
Jesus, knowing that they intended to make him king by force, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Observation
Jesus crosses to the other side of the lake where a large crowd gathers. He asks Philip how they are going to feed so many people. Philip replies that it would take more than eight months wages.

Andrew brings along a boy with five small loaves and two fish. Jesus takes the bread, gives thanks and breaks the bread to distribute it and the fish. At the end, everyone is fed and twelve baskets are filled with leftovers.

The people want to make Jesus king by force but he goes away to the mountain to evade them.

Application
God is a God of abundant provision. When we trust in Him we can see ou8r meagre possessions and our average talents multiplied in such a way that needs are met and there is more left over than we had to begin with.

It takes a risky kind of faith- the faith of a child who offers the little he has knowing that he is risking everything for the sake of God's kingdom.

This is not rash or impulsive behaviour. It is an entirely rational outworking of the knowledge of God's love.

Prayer
Lord help me to give everything over to you, trusting you to multiply the little I have to meet the needs of the people around me. Amen.