Read Mark 6:35-44

"Taking the 5 loaves and the 2 fish, Jesus looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and he divided the two fish among them all." (Mark 6:41)

The author of today's devotion (from The Upper Room) wrote something like this. He recognized a wondrous truth from this passage. Only when the disciples began distributing the bread they had received were their meager resources multiplied; only then did a miracle happen.

The same is true for us. As 21st century disciples (or Christians) of Jesus, we are commissioned to take what is in our hands and use it to meet the needs of others. When we give what we have received from God - i.e. talents, financial resources, time - our gifts are multiplied to meet the needs of those in our communities, in our homes, in our schools, in our countries, and even to the ends of the earth.

Whether we are pastors, managers, counsellors, social workers, students, doctors, general workers, evangelists, or homemakers, God can use whatever is in our hands.

Are we willing to allow God to use us to meet the needs of others?

Prayer: Loving God, help us to be good stewards of the resources you have placed in our hands. Amen.