Faster or Better? by David Jeremiah

Wednesday, March 21 Faster or Better?    So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. Mark 8:6    It’s faster for a parent to pick up a toddler’s toys than to watch and encourage the child to do it. But which is more educational, edifying, bonding, and discipline-promoting for the child? Obviously, to have the child (or help the child) pick up the toys. There is more to a task than the task itself.

Recommended Reading: Mark 16:19-20

Which raises the question: Why doesn’t God just blanket the world with the Gospel message all at once? Why has He chosen to use fallible, fickle, often-faithless humans to “help” Him in this eternally significant task? Why did Jesus use the disciples to help Him feed the multitudes? For the same reason parents work with their children instead of doing things more quickly themselves. In our case, God’s goal is to conform us to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29). Just as the Father worked with the Son, so the Son works with us (John 20:21). Enjoy the blessing of doing kingdom work with Jesus. By the power of the Spirit, He uses us to be His hands and heart in the world. Jesus Christ didn’t commit the Gospel to an advertising agency; He commissioned disciples.  Joseph Bayly