Day 7 – Going to the hills
“After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.” Matthew 14:23 NLT
“After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.” Matthew 14:23 NLT
“Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.” Matthew 14:22 NKJV
“Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.” Mark 6:45 NKJV
“Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.” Matthew 14:22 NLT
“They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!” Matthew 14:20-21 NLT
Do we help others from our own experiences, or do we look to Jesus and ask Him to provide the Daily Bread they need?
Please take the time to read both Matthew 14:22-36 and Mark 6:45-56 as a foundation for this devotional.
“𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒.” 𝑃𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑠 11:7
“𝐼𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝑌𝑒𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢.” 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 15:18-19
“But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:27 ESV