{"id":170,"date":"2022-12-21T10:55:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayandfaith.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:55:27","slug":"multiplication-of-the-loaves-and-fishes-what-we-learned-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayandfaith.com\/en\/multiplicacao-dos-paes-e-peixes-o-que-aprendemos-sobre-isso\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiplication of the loaves and fishes: What have we learned about it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bible is full of great miracles performed by Jesus Christ. They are real lessons for you to maintain faith, hope and obedience to Christian precepts in order to be worthy of receiving blessings. You have to truly believe in Jesus Christ to have your needs met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, first you should know about the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. The parable begins in Mark 6:33-34. Jesus went into the desert to spend some time alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when the people learned of his whereabouts, many went to meet him. Jesus didn't send anyone away. He healed some sick people and taught them some lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, at the end of it all, it was very late and the people were hungry. In the desert, there was nothing to eat and no way to feed a crowd. Jesus Christ's disciples wanted to send the people away. However, Jesus Christ instructed them to feed the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the disciples only had 5 loaves and 2 fish that a boy had brought. Jesus then took that meager food, thanked God for the blessing and gave pieces of it to the disciples, who passed it on to the hungry crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the joy of everyone present, the food was enough to feed everyone and there was still plenty left over. At the end, the disciples collected twelve baskets of leftover fish and bread. Jesus fed around 5,000 men, not counting the women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Matthew 15:36-38, Jesus multiplied 7 loaves of bread and a smaller number of fish. The food fed 4,000 men, as well as the women and children gathered. There were 7 baskets left over this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the miracles of multiplication, many people followed Jesus only because of the food. However, these are not the lessons you should learn from these great events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What lessons can you learn from the miracles of multiplication performed by Jesus Christ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through these two miracles, Jesus Christ gained more followers in search of food, but this was not the real purpose of these miracles. Understand what lessons you can learn from the miracles of multiplication performed by Jesus Christ:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Compassion and power of Jesus Christ<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Christ showed his concern and compassion for all human beings by feeding them in an impossible way. Moreover, this kind of miracle seems impossible and can only be understood through faith, both in Jesus Christ and in God, teaching you to have faith in Jesus for impossible achievements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, we can also see the greatness of Jesus Christ's power. In addition to these feats, he healed people with incurable conditions, such is his power. That's why you should learn that Jesus has compassion for your needs and the power to meet them, as long as you have complete faith in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The mercy of Jesus and God<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When the crowd began to wail with hunger, Jesus took pity on the situation of all the suffering people. However, this does not mean that Jesus or even God will take away their suffering. That's a misconception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, when going through a time of suffering, it is possible to receive divine mercy in the form of relief, advice, consolation, strength, faith, hope, among many other tools that God has made available to you to get through a difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God allows periods of suffering to occur so that you can have a harvest of good fruit in the future. This is the case when a family member becomes ill, for example, and the family becomes more united because of this suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, both God and Jesus are merciful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Meeting needs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes you can have greedy, selfish, vain or even proud desires. This is the case with people who dream of endless riches, material goods that aren't necessary to meet their real needs, or other desires based on intentions that are unwelcome in God's eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, your immediate and real needs will always be met. But there is the condition that you have faith in Him and in His timing. In addition, you must live with true Christian conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, both God and Jesus Christ will be merciful, compassionate and show their power to you. Most of the time, Jesus and God act through small miracles to improve your life, rather than grandiose acts. However, it is still proof of Jesus' power.<\/p>\n\n\n