Multiplication wasn’t reserved only for those days—there were modern day accounts that had me all excited about seeing one occurring (read: The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind: Access to a Life of Miracles by Bill Johnson) even today.

And I had the privilege of experiencing one such event.

My multiplication story: 8 to 79

It was in late 2007, our group were on duty and it was about time for lunch.

We made a call to bring in food for 8 people.

An hour later, the food guys came and we were given supplies for 79 people, with drinks and all included!

From the over-abundance of our ration, we had to give most of them away, persuading people to take them, and still had more than enough remaining for ourselves.

My friend called it a miracle; and I agreed that it sure was a good one.

And then I remembered that it was exactly 1 week ago when I had been talking with another group of friends about food multiplication, thinking how cool would it be to in the presence of such an event, and asked God for one.

Why does multiplication happen even today?

I was reminded of that event during a recent dinner where I was serving my parents the best part of the dish (it’s a Chinese culture to serve our parents — the ones we respect — first), that were 2 prawns, and got back twice number of it. Well, I wasn’t the one preparing the stuff on the table; it was simply ordering the dish, being served, then give out the best first.

It was a small event, but the revelation was priceless.

God owns and prepares everything that we can see and imagine.

Agreeing on that, you’ll see how biblical promises / verses like “give to the poor is like lending to God”, “Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you”, and about giving the first fruits to God, makes sense now in regards to multiplication.

There’s no rocket science to this—no, it’s also not about twisting God’s arm to bring one into an event where multiplication occurs.

It’s actually simpler than that.

Multiplication happens when you acknowledge that all things you have belongs to Him.

And you acknowledge by giving.

That could be giving your time for your friends, your first fruits as a tithe, good words as encouragement in building others up, being a teacher to those who wants proper education, or giving your talents and fill the void where others are weaker in. Go on and discover ways you can give to, and you’ll see multiplication happening in your life too.

Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you. ~ Luke 6:38, New Century Version