A new treasure ~ peace

In a study I'm doing on Tuesday morning ~ we are studying the fruits of the spirit.  Today we looked at peace.   Our study had us read in John 6.  The passage where Jesus feeds the five thousand.  I was struck by verse 10 where Jesus instructed the people to sit down and that there was enough grass for 5000 to sit on.  Then He passed out the food to those who were sitting down.  They were then fed from five loaves and two fish to over flowing.  I was struck by the words to sit down, that He only fed those who were sitting down.  I wondered if God desires us to sit down and maybe be still so that he can feed us.  How often do we eat on the run.  I know I sometimes do.  We want to be fed by Christ but we are often too busy to sit down.  My heart was touched by the words He spoke to his disciples to have the people sit down.  Then He fed them to overflowing.  Does He offer that to us today?  I believe He does.  He has enough peace to give with overflowing baskets left over so we can give to others.  What a gift.....a new treasure!  Peace! 

Romans 15:13


May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.


John 6


Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.



7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”



8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”



10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.



12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.