Maybe you’ve heard the old song about the auctioneer holding up an old, beat-up violin. “How much do you bid for this antique? One dollar? Give me two. Two dollars? Who has three?” He was able to get the bidding up a few dollars more, but that’s where it stalled.
That is, until a mysterious violinist stepped up to the stage, tuned the strings, and began to mesmerize the crowd with his music. Suddenly, people were shouting out bids in the hundreds to buy the violin.
The hands of a skilled violinist made all the difference.
“It all depends on whose hands hold the resources”
A violin in my hands will get you some squeaky noise. A violin in a master’s hands will get you spectacular music.
Marble in my hands is just a rock. Marble in Michelangelo’s hands will get you a magnificent David.
A tennis racquet in my hands is meaningless. A tennis racquet in the Williams sisters’ hands leads to tennis championships.
A golf club in my hands means lots of hooks to the left. A golf club in Hideki Matsuyama’s hands wins the Master’s Tournament.
And two fish and five loaves of bread in my hands will get you a couple of fish sandwiches. But according to John 6, in Jesus’ hands it will feed five thousand.
It all depends on whose hands hold the resources. So, into whose hands have you entrusted your life and resources?
This weekend, we’ll look at how Jesus fed a multitude with just a few loaves and fishes. Read John 6:1-13 and let’s study it on campus or online at 10am this Sunday!
--Tom
(Parts of this devotional were inspired by a sermon by Ken Ulmer.)
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