The Daily: Thursday March 12, 2026

“And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.” 2 Cointhians 9:8

The Power of Together

The miracle was not that Jesus made bread out of thin air. The miracle was that when people began to share what they already had, it turned out there was enough in the first place. As soon as the disciples organized the group and began distributing the meager offerings, something wonderful happened: others gave some, too.

There is a profound lesson here: you are not expected to solve all the world's problems on your own. All the problems of the world don't fall on your shoulders. Together - as a community, as a church, as neighbors - you have far more than you need to actually do something about many things. You may have five loaves and two fish; and so does someone else; and someone else has skills; and someone else has time. Put them together and you create something significant. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. What seems impossible for one person can be done if a community comes together to work toward a common goal.

That is how God wants to use people—not as separate individuals who struggle alone, but as connected people who contribute their gifts and resources. When you quit holding back and begin to share, abundance is produced where there used to be scarcity.

Reflection Question
Where in your life have you been operating from scarcity when abundance might already be present?

Prayer
Open my eyes, Lord, to see the abundance that already exists around me. Help me trust that when we work together, there is enough.