…Before your head hits the pillow…

I Wonder

I wonder what it would have been like to hear Jesus preaching in the temple. I wonder what it would have been like to hear him deliver the Sermon on the Mount.

I wonder what it would have been like being a part of that massive crowd who followed Jesus to the Sea of Galilee in hopes of witnessing one of His great miracles. As this throng of people approached Jesus, He said to His disciples, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?”  He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.  Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”  One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”  John 6:5-9

Two hundred denarii was about a half year’s wage and that would only give the people each just a little bit of food.  But Jesus knew what He was going to do.  That little boy came over and gave Jesus his five barley loaves and his two fish and Jesus gave thanks for the food.  Then the disciples began their distribution.  How they must have wondered what it was all worth, distributing such a little bit of food to such a big crowd, but they did as Jesus told them.

It must have amazed them as they fed more and more and then even more people until all 5000 men were fed.  Not only were they all well fed but the disciples collected twelve baskets of uneaten bread.  Oh how I wonder what that must have been like to witness.

I wonder what it would have been like to see the woman crawling through the crowd convinced that if she just touched the hem of Jesus garment she would be healed.  Oh how I would have loved to see her joy.  She had been ill for twelve years and now she was healed. Luke 8:43-45

I wonder what it would have been like to have been with Jesus when the centurion pleaded for the life of his dear servant. And what faith was seen when he told Jesus that He need not come to his home to heal the servant but just say the word and the servant would be healed. Even Jesus remarked on this man’s great faith!  Luke 7:1-10.

But this is what I really wonder.  I wonder what God could do with us if we freely gave to him all that we had, just as the young boy willfully gave Jesus his five loaves and two fish. We know nothing about this boy, but what we do know is that he gave his fish and bread to the Master. I wonder how God could multiply our gifts if we freely gave.

I wonder what it would be like if we had faith like the centurion or the woman fighting through the crowd to touch the hem of Jesus.  I wonder what it would be like if we shared their faith in the power of Jesus.

Jesus acknowledged the faith of the centurion and He felt the touch of this helpless woman.  Jesus wants us to come to Him with our problems.  He wants us to bring Him our burdens.  Just as He felt the single touch of the woman as dozens of others pressed up against Him, He feels our touch as well.  When we reach out our hands to Jesus, He feels the touch of each of us.  No matter how many people are reaching out to Jesus at the same time as we are, He feels OUR touch!

So I wonder how much better our lives could be if we just trusted Him.  I wonder.