u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003e- Scripture:u003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003ch2 class=u0022p3u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan class=u0022s1u0022 style=u0022color: #3366ff;u0022u003eu003cbu003eNever Waste Anythingu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/h2u003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eWhen the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted.” They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e u003c/spanu003eJohn 6:12–13 MSGu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p4u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003e - Reflection:u003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eWhen Jesus fed a crowd of five thousand, it says He blessed and multiplied five loaves of bread and two fishes. Everyone had enough to eat, and there were still twelve baskets full of bread left over. That’s because we serve a God of abundance. Then Jesus told the disciples to collect all the leftovers so that nothing was wasted. With God, nothing is ever wasted. He’ll never waste an experience, never waste a hurt, never waste a dream, never destroy even a piece of bread. u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p2u0022u003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eWhere do we go from here?u003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eIf you’ve felt you’ve wasted years of your life in the wrong job, hanging around the bad people, or doing the wrong things, God will gather those years and restore them. He’ll take those experiences the enemy meant for your harm and turn them around for your good. Every scenario you’ve gone through has deposited something inside you. He’ll make you stronger, wiser, and better off than you were before. Be encouraged today because, with God, all things are possible! He is your provider, and nothing is ever wasted. u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p2u0022u003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eu003cbu003eOur Prayer for Todayu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eu003cspan style=u0022color: #000000;u0022u003eFather, thank You for being able to take every bit of our lives, past, present, and future, and turn it around for our good. Thank You for having the power to bless and multiply so that we are better off than before. We know that with You, nothing is ever wasted. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e
Today’s Community Scripture – 12/14/2023
