worked a miracle to give people food or drink, He always needed the
willing cooperation of some human beings. At the wedding in Cana of
Galilee, He needed the help of the servants to go get the wine jars
and fill them with water. Then He chose not to wave His hand and
suddenly fill all the guests’ glasses with supernatural wine. Instead,
working behind the scenes with the servants, He gave the party wine.
In the two miracles of feeding the thousands, it’s interesting that in
each instance He waited for the cooperation of the disciples before He
could feed the multitudes. In the case of the “four thousand” (Matt.
15:32-39), when He expressed His compassion on the people being so
hungry that they might collapse on their journeys home, He first asked
the disciples, “How many loaves do you have?” Apparently they scurried
off to inquire and came back, “Seven, and a few little fish.” Very
well, now He can do something; “He took the seven loaves and the fish
and gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples [He needs
them to be the waiters!] and the disciples gave to the multitude.”
In feeding the five thousand (Mark 6:30-44; John 6:5-14), again He was
dependent on the little boy’s gift of his “five barley loaves and two
fishes” (obviously the lunch his mother had made for him. He was so
enthralled listening to Jesus, He forgot to eat it). The lesson seems
clear: although Jesus could “create” bread from nothing as He created
the world in the beginning, now the rules in the great controversy
require that He be dependent on willing human cooperation for
something to begin with!
Astounding as the truth may be, the Savior actually needs you! Perk
up, lift up your drooping head; you are important in His great plan
for the world.
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