Matth 14:15 Now when evening fell, the disciples came to Him, saying, This place is deserted and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves. (16) But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.
The disciples asked the Lord to send the crowds away that they might go and buy food for themselves. But the Lord told the disciples to give the crowds something to eat. Their concept was to ask people to do something; this was the principle of the law. But the Lord's concept is to give people something to enjoy; this is the principle of grace. The Lord seemed to be saying, "Do not ask the crowd to do something in order to get something. That is law. You should give them something to eat. This is grace. I'm not here as Moses telling people to do something in order to get something. I am Jesus Christ. I came with grace. I always give people something. The law came through Moses, but grace came with Me. Therefore, you must give the crowd something to eat." We must learn to know grace, to exercise grace, and to give to others according to the principle of grace.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Matthew, pp. 514-515. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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