Mark 8:1-3 (ESV)
In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.”
Jesus is moved with compassion by the crowd. This thought may be a great summary for the entire Gospel message. God sees the sin of mankind and is moved with such love that He creates a plan to provide His Son for man’s sins. The love of the Trinity is what created the world, redeemed the world and is patiently waiting for the final redemption of man. It is only by God’s love that the world is not completely destroyed by His wrath. God withholds His wrath toward and for sin because His love for mankind is so deep. In the above story we see a physical aspect of God’s love demonstrated. Jesus has already feed the 5,000 on five loaves and two fishes. In this story he is about to feed 4,000 with seven loaves and one little fish. Each time Jesus is moved by His compassion for the people. He is also looking ahead for them. They don’t even know they need food right now. He is about to send them away, to their homes. Some have a long way to travel. He is thinking of their physical needs before they are even conscious of such needs. That is how God is with us today. We are to be praying for our daily bread, but God has already provided it in the way He deems best. He feeds the young sparrows and they have no thought of there needs. God sees our needs, is moved with compassion and provides for us in miracles ways. That is the lesson to this familiar story. The story is well known, but the lesson is often forgotten.
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