GOSPEL OF LUKE - Chapter 9

Luke 9: 14-17  Feeding Five Thousand

“He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd.  After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.”

One small boy,

Alone in a crowd.

Two fresh fish,

Wriggling in the basket.

Five crusty rolls of bread,

Baked by a loving mother.

An insignificant amount;

Food, common, ordinary:

Fish.  Bread. 

Twelve impatient disciples,

Hungry themselves,

Irritated with the crowd.

Five thousand in number,

Unwilling to leave,

Hungry for food, but also…

Hungry for a touch, a word,

Hunger deep in their souls.

An insignificant amount of food:

Ordinary and common.

Fish. Bread.

Made holy in prayer.

Made holy by touch.

Made holy by Christ.

Multiplied.

Time and time again.

Enough for one.

Enough for all.  

Luke 9:29-3

Luke 9:26-30
About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along. While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white. At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah—and what a glorious appearance they made! They talked over his exodus, the one Jesus was about to complete in Jerusalem. (MSG)






Luke 9:52-56  Rebuke

Luke 9:51-56

He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him.53 But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem.  When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"  Jesus turned and rebuked them.  Then Jesus and his disciples went on to another village.  (GNT)

Luke 9:57-58

Luke 9:57-58

As they went on their way, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest.”  (GNT)

Luke 9:60

Luke 9:60 

Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” (GNT)

Luke 9:61-62

Luke 9:61-62

Then another said, “I’m ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home.”

 Jesus said, “No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.”