John Chapter Six

Jesus keeps performing miracle after miracle which has created this mass of people that are completely obsessed with him. They follow Jesus everywhere. In the beginning of this chapter we see this huge crowd of at least five thousand that follow Jesus to Galilee. They have seen or heard about his miracles and want in on the action. And this is what amazes me, the first thing Jesus thinks of when he sees the crowd, "How can we feed them?"

Again Jesus shows his commitment to the people, he works another miracle in which the physical needs of the crowd are taken care of. What did they do to deserve this? Why is Jesus so attached, so committed? From what I've learned about Jesus so far this year it's that he truly cares and he will do whatever necessary to reach the heart, the soul, to truly give us what we really need.

Jesus pulls away though. He needs some time away from the crowd. (I imagine  it is hard to always be giving and never having a moment to regenerate yourself.) Because these people were seriously always around, because even now when Jesus left to be alone, they wondered where he went. When they saw the boat was gone, they all loaded in their boats and crossed over to Capernaum too!

And now is where it gets interesting. Jesus has showed his care, his commitment to them. But now he needs to know; will they commit to him. Are they following him just because he fed them or is it real? Are their souls really being fed? So Jesus reveals that he is sent from heaven and is the bread of life. The people then ask for another sign to verify this statement! Why? Have they not seen enough or is it that they are looking for a reason not to believe?

Many of the followers left after this, they could not accept the truth of Jesus. They could not commit themselves to him. Yet, there were a few that stayed for they realized what Jesus had was real and committed themselves to him. From this I see that Jesus is completely committed to me, he has done so much for me and in my life! The question is am I committed to him? Or will I leave when the going gets tough? Will I yield all? Or am I only on board for the good stuff?