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santikos:
I was reading when Jesus fed the multitudes this morning and came across the bottom scriptures?


Jhn 6:12   When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 

 Jhn 6:13   Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 
 
why did he gather the fragments that remained?

Dave in Tenn:
that nothing be lost.

santikos:
But was it as an example for us not to throw food away?

Dave in Tenn:
I don't know how much meaning to invest in it.  I didn't mean to be flip, or create a doctrine...I just found it joyful to see the reason He Himself gave.  I'd never 'seen' that before.

Maybe it was to demonstrate the exceeding over-abounding life He's giving us by His Spirit.  Maybe it was to give to the poor.  Maybe it was to identify with the poor.  After all, most of the world doesn't have excess food to throw away.  In the end, even the Lord's Supper accomplishes nothing in the flesh.  He's talking here, and His words are Spirit and Life.     

arion:
Maybe it was a word picture to show indeed that nothing (nobody) be lost in the end...all are gathered together even the crumbs and fragments.

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