Bread of Heaven

Our series through miracles in the book of Mark continues with Mark 8:1-10 where we will meditate on the feeding of the four thousand. This account is part of an interesting pattern where Jesus performs miracles among the Gentiles that He had previously done among the people of Israel. This shows that His salvation is not for the people of Israel only, but all the nations of the world. As with all miracles that Jesus performed, this creative act is meant to reveal something about our Savior's nature and invite us to follow Him. As Jesus instructs His disciples in authentic faith versus cold religiosity, we see not just a God who can do the miraculous, but the God-Man, who loves, provides for, and has mercy on His people. The feeding of the four thousand reveals what it means to have faith in Jesus and be satisfied in His sufficiency.