Blessings, both temporal and spiritual, will accompany those who impart to the needy that which they receive from the Master. Jesus worked a miracle to feed the five thousand, a tired, hungry multitude. He chose a pleasant place in which to accommodate the people and commanded them to sit down. Then He took the five loaves and the two small fishes. No doubt many remarks were made as to the impossibility of satisfying five thousand hungry men, besides women and children, from that scanty store. But Jesus gave thanks and placed the food in the hands of the disciples to be distributed. They gave to the multitude, the food increasing in their hands. And when the multitude had been fed, the disciples themselves sat down and ate with Christ of the heaven-imparted store. This is a precious lesson for every one of Christ’s followers. {6T 263.1}

Velsignelser, både timelige og åndelige, vil ledsage dem, der giver til de trængende, hvad de modtager af Mesteren. Jesus gjorde et under for at mætte de fem tusind, en træt, hungrig skare. Han valgte et behageligt sted, hvor der var plads til folket og bød dem sætte sig. Derpå tog han de fem brød og de to små fisk. Uden tvivl faldt der mange bemærkninger om umuligheden af at mætte fem tusind sultne mænd foruden kvinder og børn med dette knappe forråd. Men Jesus takkede og lagde føden i disciplenes hænder til fordeling. De serverede til folkemængden og føden forøgedes i deres hænder. Og efter at mængden var blevet mættet, satte disciplene sig og spiste af forsyningen fra himmelen sammen med Kristus. Dette er en dyrebar lærdom for enhver Kristi efterfølger.