Matthew 14: 1-21 – Sex, Hunger and Jesus
Herod was a king, but was also a normal man. His stepdaughter danced a sexy, provocative number and he went bonkers and then made a stupid promise. John the Baptist lost his head – and his life – because of it. When Jesus heard, I'm sure He gave a huge sigh over the power of sex making animals out of humans. Our hungers can get us into all sorts of trouble.
Jesus can't even grieve in private. Five thousand people show up to see what miracles He can do for them and Jesus can't ignore them, even if they're fickle and only there for the show. He captivates them with His compassion but holds court too long.
Now they're all hungry at once. The disciples' pockets were empty but Jesus' were not. He takes the meager meal given to him – bread and fish – and shares it with the giant crowd. What magic! How generous! It multiplied to meet the need because it came from the hands of Jesus, the miracle worker. Do you think anyone's spiritual hunger was satisfied, too?
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