And they
said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."
He said, "Bring them here
to Me." Matthew 14:17-18
They basically said to Jesus, "What we have is not sufficient". The apostle Paul got it. He wrote in
2 Corinthians 2:16 .. and who is sufficient for these things?
Not that
we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from
ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
2 Corinthians 3:5
Jesus knew that the disciples (and every believer) did not have what it took to meet Jesus command to meet the needs of the people. He already knew what He was going to do. He gives you and me the awesome privilege of being a part of His work by using our loaves and fish.
The loaves and fish were placed in His hands. They were given to Him for His use. That's what He asks of us - to give to Him what we have. What He does with it is up to Him. He already knows what He's going to do with what we give to Him. (John 6:6)
May it be all to His glory.
