ALL THEY WANTED.. and MORE
All they wanted… and more! Nobody has ever or will ever match what Jesus did and is going to do! Let me borrow a line from an old Gospel song, “Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King”! Let me make it clear and expound on that fact! Every knee will bow! Let me repeat a verse from my last post! John 15:5 – “without Me you can do nothing!” – Jesus!
I have been to Capernaum, where Jesus fed the 5000; and it is the perfect example of a small town. You can see the scene as it unfolds. Jesus is coming in with his boys from the Sea of Galilee, which really isn’t no sea at all. It is a very big lake though! Someone tipped off the multitudes that Jesus was on his way, and they all were waiting for Jesus and His disciples as they rowed in to shore. Jesus never was surprised, timid, anxious, fearful, panicked, or depressed when a situation arose. That would be the disciples who were a lot like you and me! So, Jesus did what Jesus always did, He took over the game! He calls a quick timeout to draw up the game plan, which led everyone to get organized in groups of 50 and 100. Jesus then starts cooking!
His twelve cooks and waiters are in a frenzy as they know the crowd will get a little restless as they get hungry. Who knows how long they had been there waiting for the GOAT to show up! Oh, Jesus never underdelivers! He went Large as usual!
Here is where I want to make my point. As I read this miracle, the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels, I absolutely love how Jesus plays this out! Let’s look at Mark’s version in chapter 6.
“That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it’s already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the farms and villages near here and buy something to eat.” Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” But they asked him, “Don’t you know it would take almost a year’s wages to buy all of these people something to eat?” Then Jesus said, “How much bread do you have? Go and see!” They found out and answered, “We have five small loaves of bread and two fish.” Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass. They sat down in groups of 100 and groups of 50. Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up toward heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples to give to the people. He also divided the two fish, so everyone could have some.
After everyone had eaten ALL THEY WANTED! Jesus’ disciples picked up twelve LARGE baskets of leftover bread and fish.
In 2015 the fad in the NBA, made popular by James Harden, was stirring the pot. It appeared Harden was letting everyone know he planned on eating all he wanted and more!
Harden has turned into a prolific scorer who backs that gesture up pretty well, but ‘fear the beard’ does not make Demons tremble at the mention of His Name! Only Jesus! Truth is…. all great and mighty things always point to Jesus Christ! The Five Loaves and Two Fish turned into “All the Food they wanted and more!” I love how all they wanted to eat wasn’t enough for Mark when writing this! He had to add “With a Large amount of leftovers!” He had to add the “More”!
Jesus always has more! Let me share a line from one of my favorite praise songs, “I need you more, more than the air I breath, more than the songs I sing, more than anything, I need you more!” I can never get enough of Jesus; and He never fails to deliver!
The Original Board Man is none other than Jesus Christ as He used Two Boards to form a cross to save us all! No bigger sacrifice in history is more important!
Splash Brothers all started with Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist! This brought the Power of the Holy Spirit without measure into our Savior and began the unprecedented 3 year run of victorious miracles leading to the biggest victory of all-time – Jesus Christ conquering Death, Hell, and the Grave!
We can take this back a few years to a faith filled player called Mark Jackson who in his attempt to glorify Jesus, by making a Cross with his arms after lighting up his old team the Knicks, created a stir that others mimicked!
How about KG’s line “I guess anything is possible” Then, Paul “The Truth” Pierce, and Ray Allen turned the 24-58 Celtics into a Champion. We all know there is only one “Truth”, only one “Answer”, and only one “King” that really matters and that is Jesus Christ of Nazareth! This is not a knock-on Paul, A.I., or Lebron, but all of their nicknames are copycats of Jesus!
I guess we can end this by saying that Jesus is both the OG and the Lamb of God! He is both the Lion and the Lamb! He gave us the biggest assist ever, dunked on Jordan, had the big 3 in Peter, James and John, and nobody ever will match the cross he put on the devil! The unmatched, undefeated, perfect in every way, Champion of All Time!
Not only will the Chosen One light you up with the Fire of the Holy Spirit that He sent back to empower and guide you, but He is also the Lord, The Way, and greatest Defender to Ever Walk on Earth! When we marvel at someone jumping from the Free Throw Line, Jesus walking on water, walking through walls, and raising the dead! The Miracle, The I AM, and the Almighty One! Nobody can come close to His Glory!
What about the future of the NBA, players like Luka “Wonder Boy” Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, or Zion Williamson? I can promise you who holds the future and He is Awe and Wonder. I can speak to the fact that His best-selling book of all-time book was written in Greek and had a mega popular song written about his followers called “Jesus Freak! “Yes, even Zion is another word for God’s chosen people of Israel the birthplace of the Savior! Nobody escapes the impact of Jesus!
Do you realize that there is not a worthy nickname or celebration that doesn’t point to Jesus! He is the Only One who can truly supply All We Want and More! The coolest thing is! All we have to do is Ask!