Matthew 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

This was the results of Jesus blessing five loaves of bread and two fish. Twelve full baskets were left over after feeding five thousand men, plus an undisclosed number of women and children. Much has been said about this event. Many different teachings have been produced from these passages.

I could focus on the five loaves, or the two fish. Good teaching materials there. I could mention the number twelve. That one never gets old. I could mention the endless bounty of the Lord, His inexhaustible His storehouse. But something new struck me today about the progress of how the blessing got from five loaves and two fish to twelve baskets.

The increase came from the sharing. The baskets were not full at the beginning, they were full at the end. No mention was made of the increase until after all had shared in the blessing.

This is the perfect example of how the gospel of Jesus Christ works. The increase come from the sharing of the gospel. You take, you eat, you are filled, and then you pass on the blessing. The increase comes from the sharing.

We talk about miracles and would love to see some of those memorable moments talked about in scriptures. Some say the days of miracles are over. Maybe for them it has because they have not done the one thing that produces the greatest increase, they have not shared the gospel.

Want to see a miracle?

It is in the sharing.