Day 9 - Feeds the 5,000
Matthew 14:14-21
14 And
when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion
for them, and healed their sick. 15 When it
was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and
the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the
villages and buy themselves food.”
17 And
they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18 He
said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Then He
commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves
and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the
loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they
all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments
that remained. 21 Now
those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
“Today, some may think the miracle of the loaves and fishes is only an ancient story and is not relevant in our day. In so doing, they miss the point of this miraculous story and do not understand the significance of the “bread of life”…
“Knowing that Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life—the way by which all can receive eternal life—we have an important responsibility. We should seek to help people come to Him and partake of His word, like the people who were filled with the loaves and fishes. Our friends may not know they are hungry in spirit. They may try to consume many things to satisfy their spiritual hunger, and as a result, they may feel frustrated and lost. Let us help them know how they can be spiritually filled—by coming unto Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life." Elder Won Kong Yo
Day 10 - Walking on the water
Matt 14:22-33
And
straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go
before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he
had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and
when the evening was come, he was there alone.
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the
wind was contrary. And ain the fourth
watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for
fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto
them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him
and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked
on the water, to go to Jesus.
But when he saw the wind
boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save
me. And immediately Jesus stretched
forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind
ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. This is his true and living Church. He wishes us to come unto him, to follow him, to be comforted by him. Then he wishes us to give comfort to others. However halting our steps are toward him—though they shouldn’t be halting at all—his steps are never halting toward us. May we have enough faith to accept the goodness of God and the mercy of his Only Begotten Son. May we come unto him and his gospel and be healed. And may we do more to heal others in the process. When the storms of life make this difficult, may we still follow his bidding to “come,” keeping our eye fixed on him forever and single to his glory. In doing so we too will walk triumphantly over the swelling waves of life’s difficulties and remain unterrified amid any rising winds of despair.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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