John 6:1-15, 1 Peter 2:18-25, Song of Songs 3, Jeremiah 49

Recall:
John 6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

Song of Songs 3:5
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the wild does:
do not stir up or awaken love
until it is ready!

Reflect:
The story of the feeding of the multitude always pops up at the right time for me. I always need to be reminded that God's plan is abundance, God's plan is enough with some leftover. If, for whatever reason, that is not my experience then I need to go back and find out what the issue is.

"Do not stir or awaken love before it is ready." The statement is made in both this chapter and the previous chapter of Song of Songs, so it must be important. It caught my attention but I don't know why yet.

Respond:
Good and gracious God, you are the God of enough. Your plan, your intention is for us to have everything that we need and then some. Help me shift my attitude and my reality. I have enough!