The microcosm of life with Jesus!

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” John 6:26-27

This is a complicated subject because Jesus wants you to seek Him out with all your heart and He promises to provide for all your needs. 

The challenge is to examine your priorities in walking with Jesus.

The setting for this story begins the previous day.

Jesus preached to the crowd and then fed five thousand people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. 

The next day the apostles took a boat and crossed to the other side of the lake. The people were confused because there was only one boat and Jesus did not depart with the apostles.

Later that day Jesus walked on the water toward the boat and was picked up by His disciples.

Many of the people who witnessed the miracle of Jesus the previous day took boats across the lake looking for Jesus. They eventually found Jesus and asked him how He got to the other side of the lake? 

This provoked the response from Jesus in the text above. Jesus confronted the people over their motives. Jesus said you saw the miracle that I performed feeding five thousand people and your primary concern is looking for Me to give you food and the necessities of life.

Then the people asked Jesus “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus responded you must believe in the One God has sent to you. He has the seal of approval from God!

Jesus went on to say “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.”

This entire narrative deals with your priorities in a relationship with Jesus. The gift of God is eternal life. This comes to those who believe in Jesus.

The priority for a Christ follower is to seek out the will of God for your life above all else. The necessities of life will follow your decision to live for Jesus. This priority will never change. 

As a Christ follower you walk with Jesus by faith believing in His promises. Your goal is to know the Living Christ. This happens through prayer, meditating on the Word, listening for the voice of God, and yielding to the Holy Spirit.

The Living Water is the life of Jesus. He lives in you!