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9 For in him dwelleth
all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
In the previous post, we shared how Moses was taught by his father-in-law, Jethro, how to conserve his energy.
And yet get things done.
Surely a smart way of government.
Through delegation, and division of labor.
This time, we look into the MASTER of ORGANIZATION.
Who else, but the LORD JESUS?
These verses tell us more:
The apostles, pleased with themselves, tell JESUS of their accomplishments.
Mark 6:30-46
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30 And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus,
and told him all things,
both what they had done,
and what they had taught.
It has been a busy day, and JESUS asks of them:
Mark 6:30-46
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31 And he said unto them,
Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place,
and rest a while:
for there were many coming and going,
and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place
by ship privately.
But the people would not be denied their Teacher.
Mark 6:30-46
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33 And the people saw them departing,
and many knew him,
and ran afoot thither out of all cities,
and outwent them,
and came together unto him.
The LORD's heart was moved at their devotion.
Mark 6:30-46
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34 And Jesus, when he came out,
saw much people,
and was moved with compassion toward them,
because they were as sheep not having a shepherd:
and he began to teach them many things.
JESUS' disciples must have been tired, and wanted some peace.
Mark 6:30-46
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35 And when the day was now far spent,
his disciples came unto him, and said,
This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
36 Send them away,
that they may go into the country round about,
and into the villages, and buy themselves bread:
for they have nothing to eat.
How can the LORD even think of turning away His faithful?
Mark 6:30-46
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37 He answered and said unto them,
Give ye them to eat.
And they say unto him,
Shall we go and buy
two hundred pennyworth of bread,
and give them to eat?
Now begins the LORD's way of organizing a challenging task.
Mark 6:30-46
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38 He saith unto them,
How many loaves have ye? go and see.
And when they knew, they say,
Five, and two fishes.
9 And he commanded them
to make all sit down by companies
upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks,
by hundreds, and by fifties.
But this, JESUS always does, before performing a miracle:
Mark 6:30-46
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41 And when he had taken
the five loaves and the two fishes,
he looked up to heaven,
and blessed,
and brake the loaves,
and gave them to his disciples to set before them;
and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Everyone was filled, with more to spare.
Mark 6:30-46
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42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full
of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves
were about five thousand men.
But JESUS had more work to do; He did say:
Luke 12:23
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23 The life is more than meat,
and the body is more than raiment.
Done feeding the people bread, fish, and His WORD, JESUS had more to do.
Mark 6:30-46
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45 And straightway
he constrained his disciples to get into the ship,
and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida,
while he sent away the people.
Actually, this is what JESUS needed to do.
Mark 6:30-46
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46 And when he had sent them away,
he departed into a mountain to pray.
That's how a MASTER organizer performs tasks.
He looks to the GREAT Provider, and prays to Him.
Before, and after every task.
First, to ask; lastly, to thank.
Do our governments do such things?
Do they even look to the ONE, TRUE GOD?
Do they aspire to know His will, and to follow His ways?
Or are we beholden to ourselves, or who we think are our masters?
I only know ONE MASTER.
Matthew 23:8-10
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8 But be not ye called Rabbi:
for one is your Master, even Christ;
and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth:
for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters:
for one is your Master, even Christ.
These I've come to know when GOD made me born again.
His SPIRIT and Scripture tell me everything I need to know.
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