The Gospel of John 6:1-4When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.” (John 6:1-4 KJV)

This event in the other side of the sea of Galilee, also called the sea of Tiberias, is John's continued recording of the signs affirming the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is sometime after the healing of the ungrateful lame man at the pool of Bethesda. Great multitudes of crowd followed the Lord drawn by the healing miracles He did to those who were sick that came to Him. Sadly, these people's wows on the Lord's miracles are misplaced. They are after excitements and giveaways rather than the truth. They sought the gifts, instead of the giver.

The Lord Jesus went up to a mountain along with the disciples, to possibly position a good vantage point of the crowd that followed Him. He is about to perform major and phenomenal miracles, which makes a specially important reference to the nearing Passover feast. The focus of the Passover celebration, for the Jewish people, is remembrance of their rescue from slavery in Egypt.

The Lord Jesus, as He positioned on a mountain, is setting Himself to do what He came for, as He affirmed to John the Baptist. He said to John's disciples: “And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”” (Matthew 11:4-6 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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