The Lord used what the disciples had. It was only a little—nothing for such a multitude. But when blessed and broken by Jesus, it went a long way. The God who gave life could sustain it independent of means, or multiply the means to make them adequate to the need.
So now, it is what we have that Christ uses. Use what we have in faith and He will make it meet the need of all present. It is the power of God giving efficacy to His Word that makes much or little a blessing, and, without that, plenty is in vain. In ministry, the grand end is getting the soul, through the presentation of Christ, brought into living connection with God. True ministry does this for the poor in spirit; the rich go away empty.
In seeking to meet the need of sinners and to feed the church of God, only by nearness to Christ and as those who have tasted His mercy shall we not faint under the ministry committed to us in serving His people it is our privilege to magnify His name by drawing on His strength in such a way that He alone is the spring and strength and power of ministry. Jesus said, "Give ye them to eat.”