(Second part)
Memory verse: (John 6:5--12a) “ Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?…And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. So when they were filled ”.
When you praise God for what you have, God multiplies it. There was a need, i.e. there were multitudes that needed to be fed. In the midst of the multitudes there was a lad with five-loaves of bread and just two fish. But Andrew said it as useless compared to the people that needed to be fed. But the scripture says, Jesus new what to do with the little to meet the need of the multitudes. He took those few loaves and fish and HE GAVE THANKS TO GOD AND GOD RECEIVED THE PRAISES FROM JESUS AND RESPONDED BY MIRACULOUSLY MULTIPLYING THE BREAD AND FISH TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WASN’T JUST ENOUGH TO FEED THE MULTITUDES BUT IT WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
Praises will cause overflows in your life. David was a man who experienced overflows in his life because he knew how to shower God with extravagant praises. He remarked one day, you have anointed my head and my cup overflows (Ps23: 5b). The size of what you have is not important, because what you have can increase or decrease depending on what you do with it.
If you get what you have and praise the Lord, He will multiply it, increase its value and worth. Jesus gave a parable of a man who gave talents to people and he went away for a long time and when he returned, he called them to see what they did with what he gave them. One complained that this man was a bad man, who reaps were he did not sow etc… After giving his report, the owner of the talent told the people to take the talent from him and give it to the one who did the right thing with the talents he gave him. A praise full and thankful attitude will shower our lives with abundance of blessings.
Tomorrow’s subject “ Praise produces miracles ”
