Summary: <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 14:13-21. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1413-21/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1413-21/</a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Matt-14-13"><sup class="versenum">13 </sup>Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23611" class="text Matt-14-14"><sup class="versenum">14 </sup>When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23612" class="text Matt-14-15"><sup class="versenum">15 </sup>Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23613" class="text Matt-14-16"><sup class="versenum">16 </sup>But Jesus said, <span class="woj">“They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23614" class="text Matt-14-17"><sup class="versenum">17 </sup>They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23615" class="text Matt-14-18"><sup class="versenum">18 </sup>And he said, <span class="woj">“Bring them here to me.”</span></span><span id="en-ESV-23616" class="text Matt-14-19"><sup class="versenum">19 </sup>Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.</span><span id="en-ESV-23617" class="text Matt-14-20"><sup class="versenum">20 </sup>And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23618" class="text Matt-14-21"><sup class="versenum">21 </sup>And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.</span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1413-21/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-1413-21/</a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook</a> . </strong><br> Did you know that you can support the Daily Devotional Podcast on Patreon for as little as $1. Become a Patron at <a href="http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support">http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support</a>. Easy Lemon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>
