Mark 6:39, 44 “And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. (44) And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.”
After Jesus had performed the miracle of feeding the five thousand plus, we see the account of Him feeding the four thousand. As we look at these Scriptures, Mark 8:1-9, we see that the disciples were questioning Jesus by saying, “whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness.” How quickly the disciples had forgotten how Jesus had fed the five thousand at an earlier time. (Mark 6:32-44.)
Looking at this account, we can become critical of the disciples, but we need to take a closer look at our own track record before we start to judge them.
We see God answer our prayers and work in our lives. We rejoice in those answers and praise Him. We share the testimony of His goodness with others. But, not too far down the road we are faced with a challenging problem and our first reaction is, “How am I ever going to get through this? It looks impossible.” We are like the disciples – we have a very short spiritual memory. We forget to trust. We just plain forget what He has done in the past and are only focusing on the problems of today.
Remember, remember, remember – this is what God is asking of us. He wants us to remember how He has answered our prayers in the past. He wants us to remember that He cares and is there for us when we need Him. He wants us to remember the promises that He has given us in His Word.
God is so gracious that He meets our needs even when we are lacking in the memory department. Even when He knows that we should respond differently when faced with a problem, He is there for us. But, our lack of memory and trust can cause us much apprehension and pain. This is pain that we would not have to face if we only believe and remember that –
God is good, ALL the time!
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