Skip to main content

DON'T BE A WASTER

TEXT: John 6:12

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

Statistics has it that 
over 30% of global food is lost or wasted each year. *Given the large number of the hungry people in the world, wasted food is not only a bad idea but it’s a social justice issue.* 

Jesus instructed his disciples to gather the fragments that remain because he did not want to be socially unjust. 

Now imagine If the very Son of God who produced bread by miracle did not encourage wastage, how much more you. 

The amount of foods, clothes, money and other resources that are being wasted in our world today, can actually enrich the total population of the poor in the world. 

In order to curb wastage of resources (no matter how small or little), you must come to the realisation that *your own wastage is another man's need, hence you must always take your time to look for those in need rather than wasting stuffs.* 

Remember, Jesus commanded His disciples to gather up the fragments, and not the actual bread. The tendency for you to throw away fragments after you are full and filled is  always very high. Contrary to this, you must learn to gather them for others who are in need.

Fragments vary from person to person. For some, their fragments might be food, for some clothes, for some money, for some it might be houses, for some it might be car. Whatever your own fragments are, you must learn to keep them for the needy.

 *God dislikes wastage and all wasters shall be held liable for this social injustice before Him.* 

Bible Reading: John 6:1-15.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father Lord, help me to learn how to manage resources committed into my hands. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN

Text: Matthew 4:6. He told Jesus, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written,   ‘God will put his angels in charge of you,’ and,   ‘With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’ Jesus knocked devil off with "it is written" when he came to him with the first temptation. So, the devil too decided to use "it is written" for Jesus for the second temptation.  Don't be deceived, the devil knows the scriptures too. Second Corinthians 11:14 says,  "Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." So, it's no surprise when you see Satan's messengers masquerading themselves as Apostle of Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:14.  The word of God is perfect. Yet, many people can twist it to their advantage and ultimately to their disadvantage. A drunk, smoker, fornicator, liar and all sort can justify their sinful lifestyles with a Bible verse. See to it that you do not twist the word of Go...
Post a Comment
Read more

WHEN GOD IS SILENT(2)

Text: Matthew 4:1  *Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.*  We saw yesterday that God was not pleased with many israelites that left Egypt for the promised land  (Corinthians 10:5).  A good percentage of the Israelites were overthrown in the wilderness.   Wilderness experience is not what any child of God desires, but it is an experience God sends or allows his children go through. In Deuteronomy 8:2, God says that He *LED* the Isrealites through the wilderness for forty years to humble them, to prove them, and to know what was in their heart whether they would keep his commandments or not.  Our Lord Jesus Christ was also *LED* into the wilderness by the Spirit of the Lord to be tempted by the devil. You will  notice there is a similar feature of the number *40(forty)* between these two wilderness experiences. That is, that of the Israelites and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Israelites spent 40years, Jesu...
Post a Comment
Read more

GULLIBLE BUT INTELLIGENT

Text : Mat 25:31-32  *When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:*   *And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:*  Have you ever wondered why Jesus compared His followers to sheep and not goats?  Sheep has reputation for being stupid, defenceless and harmless creatures that mope about on hillsides doing not very much. They are good for two things: being eaten and producing wool. According to a study by Keith Kendrick, he said in reality, Sheep are actually surprisingly intelligent, with impressive memory and recognition skills. They build friendships, stick up for one another in fights, and feel sad when their friends are  sent to slaughter. The truth is that sheep are far smarter than we know., All these reasons and more are the basis for Jesus' comparism of His followers with sh...
Post a Comment
Read more