The time was late in the day, and the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Send the crowd away so that they may go into the villages to find food and lodging because we are in a desolate place.”

Jesus told his disciples “you give them something to eat”. The disciples said to Jesus that they had no more than five loaves and two fishes. Jesus instructed the crowd to sit down in groups of fifty. Jesus spoke a blessing over the loaves and fishes. Everyone ate and they were satisfied.

While the disciples were in a desolate place without sufficient food or money to feed the multitude, they overlooked the provider of all things. Jesus had just sent his disciples out to proclaim the gospel, to cure diseases, to heal the sick, and to cast out demons. He told them to take no provision for food or money.

Now, when Jesus asked his disciples to feed the crowd. Their response was that they did not have enough food, “just five loaves and two fishes, - unless we go buy food for all these people”. They felt they did not have the means to accomplish what Jesus asked of them.

We must remember that His grace is sufficient. He has already provided all that is needed. Sometimes, we are waiting on the Lord to provide more when He has already provided what we need. He has already equipped us for the daunting ministry that lies before us. In our weakness, He is made strong. The Lord will say to us one day, “give them something to eat” and then we must remember that what we have is sufficient.