A Fourfold Transformation

“And ordering the multitudes to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes...” Matthew 14:19

Here in this passage is a wonderful truth of what the Lord does with each of us. Notice the four things He did: He took the bread, He blessed the bread, He broke the bread, and He gave the bread.

That’s exactly what He does with every believer. He takes us, as we are, in our lost and needy state, then He blesses us with love, forgiveness, and grace. He makes us His child and adopts us into the family. Then, He begins to break us, not to hurt us but to mold us, and shape us into His likeness, so that He can use us and give us away to bless others.

We all want to be used, but understand, we’re only usable to the degree that we’re willing to be broken! We all want to be blessed, but we seem to resist being broken. It’s an absolute necessity if you’re going to be used by God.

We must give Him the freedom to break us from old habits and desires that are not pleasing to Him, to mold us into His likeness.

Today, surrender to His love, and allow the Lord to mold you, bend you, and if need be, break you, so He can use you for His glory.