John 6:6 – TPT – Now Jesus already knew what he was about to do, but he said this to stretch Philip’s faith.
Jesus already knew what He was about to do, that’s the way He lived His life. He walked in fellowship with His Father and because of that He could say, “I only say what I hear the Father saying” and He would also say, “I only do what I see the Father doing”. This is describing the omnipotence and the sovereignty of God. The Lord can do anything because all power is in His hands and because He rules as Sovereign and all things are ultimately in His hands. This passage says that Jesus was using this instance to test His disciples to see what was in their hearts. Had they realized yet exactly who He was and is and were they in a place to trust Him in apparent impossible circumstances?
But here is the amazing part about all of this, we now have access to the Holy Spirit and therefore we too have access to the mind of the Lord and His plans and purposes. Being able to see parts of our future by the Holy Spirit is what ministry is all about. Here is something Melodus, one of the early church fathers, said about this.
“Even though you consider carefully, can you as mere men secure nourishment,
Or can you, though you are worried, feed the people?
Or, Life you cannot feed them, have you the power to keep silent?
I, alone, as Creator take thought for all.
I exist as good, God before the centuries.
And I provide every kind of food for all people;
But you, on beholding the multitude, are worried,
And you do not consider the One who provides abundantly,
As I am set before all, offering
The heavenly bread of immortality.
I know in advance what you are thinking and what you are saying to each other,
As you see the people, the means of provision, and the hour.
You are reasoning, ‘Who will feed the entire crowd in the desert?’
Well, know clearly, friends, who I am.
I fed Israel in the desert;
I gave them bread from Heaven;
In a region without water, I made water to flow from a rock; …
Since I am the heavenly bread of immortality.”
This miracle, the feeding of the multitudes, was a game changer for the disciples. Apparently the veil of unbelief was gradually being peeled off of their eyes. The Lord Himself was there with them and all things were possible. Today the Lord in the person of the Holy Spirit is with us and yes all things are possible. Put your situation in the hands of the Lord and watch His miracle power unfold in your world.
