Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” (Luke 9:12-13 ESV)
This is a big "AHH" moment for the apostles. In context, they have just returned from a tour of preaching and healing in Jesus' name. They were ready to tell HIM all THEY had done on their trip. But they were stuck on themselves and what THEY did not have. They forgot they had HIM, the One through Whom they had done all those things. It wasn't WHAT they had or who THEY were, but Who He is. We are so prone to the same forgetfulness.
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