Saturday's Snippet

John 6:9-12

⁹ There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

¹⁰ And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

¹¹ And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

¹² When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

Good morning, and may this be the sweetest Saturday for all of us!

What is a snippet? One definition I found was: a small piece, part, or thing. So, on this Sweet Saturday, we shall share a snippet or two with you. Just a snippet but, you do realize, that snippets can spread, right? Right!

Take for instance the lad who is mentioned in John's account of the feeding of the multitude. When that little lad left home that day with his small lunch of five barley loaves and two small fishes, he had no idea how significant his small snippet of food would be by day's end. Perhaps he thought only of himself when he was packing his lunch that day, never realizing how that snippet of a lunch was going to spread.

Anything we have today, whether it be a talent that we're using for the Lord; a desire to share the gospel, or a simple hug or handshake given in love.... these gestures may all seem like snippets but they can spread - just like the lad's lunch. If we will take what we have, those little seemingly insignificant snippets, and place them in the hands of Jesus, we can experience a miracle. Oh, it might not be the feeding of the five thousand but, if Jesus touches and blesses what we give Him, our snippets can spread to more souls than we can imagine.

I love this song, Ordinary People, by Babbie Mason. A snippet of a song, but I hope it spreads to your soul, and you share it with other souls....

Chorus

Just ordinary people,

God uses ordinary people

He chooses people just like me and you

Who are willing to do as He commands

God uses people who will give Him all

No matter how small your all may seem to you

Because little becomes much

When you place it in the Master's Hand

Verse One

O, just like that little lad who gave Jesus all he had

How the multitude was fed with a fish and loaves of bread

What you have may not seem much 

But when you yield it to the touch

Of the Master's loving hand

Then you will understand how your life could never be the same

It's Saturday, such a sweet day to share some snippets for the Lord, and watch Him touch it and bless it. Share a snippet and watch it spread!

Until tomorrow, when we meet again, Lord willing, for another spoonful......