Bible Discussion Thread

6: 30-44 I was encouraged by the fact that Jesus cared anough about the apostles to have them care to see that it was ok for them to need rest and leisure time after ministering so intensely. I also thought about how Jesus encouraged those to step out of their doorways, from safety, into the crowds,actually mobs, of unknown people - we, too, are drawn out of our "safety areas" by Christ, to Him, to learn of Him, and into ministry with unknown people. He fed ALL the people, regardless of who they were, where they came from, what they did or didn't do, etc. - we are all given the same invitation to come to Christ and He is there to teach and feed all of us! The people all were FULL, with more left over, just as we are when we allow Christ to do the "feeding." So many lessons in this one passage and I have read this passage and heard it preached many times without these thoughts before. It is truly a blessing that God feeds us with His Word with something more and deeper each time "we sit and eat with Him!" Thank you, Lord!