Look Up

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, and, Praising God, gave thanks and broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to the disciples to set before the people; and He [also] divided the two fish among [them] all. And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve [small hand] baskets full of broken pieces [from the loaves] of fish. And those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men. ~Mark 6:41-44 Amplified KJV

Most Christ followers are familiar with this story. It was an awesome display of God's power. With only five loaves of bread and two fish thousands of people were satisfied. Let's take a closer look at what Jesus did when He came across lack. It says that He "looked up". The Greek word that was translated "look up" here is ANABLEPO, which means "to recover sight". This same word was translated "receive sight" 15 times in the New Testament. When it was translated "receive sight" it was referring to a blind person being healed, and gaining their sight back. This word is specifying the receiving of sight. It is actually a compound word, ANA often means "repetition" and BLEPO means "to look at". So this is literally speaking of looking at something again.

So when Jesus "looked up" He was receiving sight, that is spiritual sight. What He had in his hands was not enough to meet the need. So He looked past the limitations of the physical lack and saw the limitless supply of the Father.

Likewise, we need to look up and receive spiritual sight that allows us to see beyond the limitations of the natural and to the limitless ability of God.