In my post "Be Living Water (Part 2)" I mentioned that God had shown me some cool things about “seed, time, harvest” principals and faith. It all started a few Sundays ago when my Pastor did a sermon concerning miracles and John 6:1-13. This is the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with fives loaves and two fish.
As my pastor was preaching a light came on. This is not just the story of a miracle. This is not just a story of Gods supernatural provision. This is not just a story about faith. This is a story of seed and harvest!
I know that typically when we talk about sowing and reaping the first place we turn is Matthew 13:1-8. That’s a great place to start, but I believe there is more. In His explanation of the parable of the sower Jesus describes sowing and reaping as one of the “mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 13:11). He, essentially, then goes on to say that He teaches these mysteries in parables so those who believe will see and hear them but those who are not yet believers remain unable to “perceive”. As we dive deeper into our faith and grow we are able to see more. God will not give us meat if we can only handle milk (1 Corinthians 3:2). He is a loving God and father who takes tender care of us.
This may take a few posts to get through, but I believe there is more meat here in John 6 than first meets the eye. It’s some very exciting stuff and can change the way we look at sowing and reaping. Lets start by just reading the passage so we have a baseline to work from. I cant wait to share the rest with you. Be blessed beloveds!
John 6:1-13 (King James Version)
1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10And 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.
11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13Therefore 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.
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