It's True, You Can’t Out Give God!

You Can’t Out Give God!

John 6:1-13TPT

Picture this, I'm at the marriage supper of the Lamb, I worship God with every bite. By the time dessert is served, revival is about to break out.

What’s served?

I’m not sure, but I know this, “It will be better than a fillet mignon with a blue cheese crust, with extra butter sauce. It will be better than the best pizza I’ve ever tasted.” God loves good food! P.H

This morning, I want us to look at, John 6:1-13, verse by verse:

John 6:1TPT After this Jesus went to the other side of the Lake of Tiberias, which is also known as Lake Galilee.

Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee province, located on the western shore of Lake Galilee.

John 6:2-5TPT And a massive crowd of people followed Him everywhere. They were attracted by His miracles and the healings they watched Him perform. 3 Jesus went up the slope of a hill and sat down with his disciples. 4 Now it was approaching the time of the Jewish celebration of Passover, and there were many pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem in the crowd.

5 As Jesus sat down, he looked out and saw the massive crowd of people scrambling up the hill, for they wanted to be near Him. So he turned to Philip and said, “Where will we buy enough food to feed all these people?”

George Muller, September 1805–1898, witnessed probably more miracles than anyone ever. Along with pastoring one church for, 66 years, Muller establish the Ashley Down Orphanage in Bristol, England. He cared for 10,024 orphans while establishing 117 schools for their education throughout England. Adjusted for inflation, George Muller raised $150 million for those kingdom causes.

That is an incredible sum of money by any standard, but what makes it even more remarkable is the fact that George Muller never ask anyone for anything, not a single penny.

He would state, “I made a covenant to God only.”

According to his journal, Muller experience 30,000 specific answers to prayer. Time and time again, food was dropped off on their doorstep right when they ran out, Donations were made right before a bill came due, or a plumber offered his services right when the problem needed to be fixed.

Again, Jesus ask Phillip the question, “Where will we get enough food to feed these people?”

John 6:6-7TPT Now Jesus already knew what He was about to do, but He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. 7 Philip answered, “Well, suppose if we were to give everyone only a snack, it would cost thousands of dollars!

John 6:7 Or “two hundred pieces of silver.”

This equates to about eight months’ wages.

Philip didn’t answer Jesus’ question: “Where will we buy enough food to feed all these people?”

Philip was focused on how much money it would cost, but Jesus’ question was, “Where will we buy bread?”

Jesus’ where, equals vision, Proverbs 29:18KJV Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Jesus is the vision. Where, speaks about- people, places and things.

Philip asked, “How much?” Cost could vary. Inflation? How much? Questions like these cause anxiety, and worry.

Jesus was testing Philip. Jesus wanted to supply all that was needed and for Philip not to consider their limited resources. --Jesus is enough!

John 6:7b... it would cost thousands of dollars

to buy enough food!”

Again, Jesus ask where?

In God’s economy, 5 plus 4 =20,000 meals, with 12 doggie bags left over!

God proclaims in, Psalm 50:10NIV for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

Think about this, It makes sense that he would ask Philip, because Philip was from Bethesda, 9 miles away. If anyone should know where to get food, it should be Philip.

Know this, You can know where to get bread but someone still has to serve it, and eat it.

Paul wrote in, Philippians 4:19TPT I am convinced that my God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen the abundant riches of glory revealed to me through the Anointed One, Jesus Christ!

Jesus has an abundant riches of glory!

“In my experience, the will of God rarely adds up. By definition, a God ordain dream will always be beyond your resources and beyond your ability.” P.H

In other words, you cannot afford it and you cannot accomplish it. Not in your lifetime! But God can do more in one day than you can accomplish in 100 lifetimes.

Farther in John 6, The people following Jesus wanted to see more miracles. They proceeded to tell Jesus how Moses supplied for the Israelites.

Listen to, John 6:32-35NLT Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”