Read John 6:5-7 and you will see in Philip a portrait of ourselves and, in his answer, our own thoughts and words in daily trials and difficult situations. Philip had just seen our Lord make wine of water and heal impotent people; yet, when our Lord asked him how the multitude was to be fed, Philip began to calculate his own resources and his own ability to accomplish it. He said, “two hundred pennyworth of bread would only give each one a little to eat.”
Imagine talking of a “little!” in the presence of infinite power and riches! What is our feebleness compared to his fullness? Instead of looking to Christ, Philip, like us, looks to himself and to his own strength.
“The birds without barn or storehouse are fed;
From them let us learn to trust for our bread;
His people what is fitting shall never be denied,
So long as it is written – “The Lord will provide.”
Henry Mahan
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