Our passage in Mark 6 this morning is about a miracle that Jesus did to provide for thousands of people in dire need. But really, it is a text about the giving of two things that we often feel like we don’t have enough of: our rest and our resources, our margin and our money. God has ordained that His kingdom will spread through our generosity to Him! Jesus asks a boy to give his food, and asks the disciples to give their little remaining margin, rather than Him providing it all out of thin air because God is interested in making disciples and not simply consumers of His grace. He is interested in cultivating the fruit of compassionate, eternal and generous hearts in our lives as disciples of Jesus.
