12 Baskets Full

In Matthew 14:20 " And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full." This story starts off with five loaves and two fishes. When you read down a bit you see there were about 5,000 men plus women and children. The people were hungry and the disciples were going to send the people away into the nearby towns to get food. Jesus had been moving among the crowd healing their sick and it was getting on toward evening. This is an actual event. This is not something we need to explain with some sort of logic. It is an event recorded in the Bible just like the Red Sea crossing. Supernatural event but this was the same Jesus blessing the food.Jesus was present when the universe and all creation were spoken into existence. It was there for our learning. To learn what? That Jesus can supply our needs. Many times our needs are less dramatic than this event. God wants us to trust him. God wants us to call on him for our needs. I remember a Deacon at a Church one time got up to announce that there was food prepared after the service in the Multipurpose room for an afternoon program. He went on to say if you are not planning to stay for the afternoon program don't stay for the food. There will not be enough for everyone. I thought he needs to read his Bible and know that God can multiply our little to take care of the need. God wants us to trust him. There are some times when I too have doubts and want to depend on what I can see. God has multiplied the little resources people have multiple times. The widow woman in I kings 17. Then again another multitude of 4,000 men plus women and children in  Matthew 15. I don't think it is any different today, the disciples had seen what Jesus could do in chapter 14, yet a few days later with more food and less people than the first time. Jesus blessed the food again and there were seven baskets full left over. God wants us to trust him. These are events that happened in Jesus day so we could learn to trust him for our needs. I am in a situation where I need to trust him. I do not see my way clear but I believe God wants me to trust him for my need.  God bless, LVZ.