When God Says …
“On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.” (John 6:22-24 NKJV)
This is such an amazing scene to watch then and for us now to imagine, multitudes of people who may have been camping through the night in this grassy field. They were probably expecting a heavy breakfast after having been fed to the full the day before. But, now they stood on this side of the Sea of Galilee, with an empty stomach and empty shore. No boats in sight, except the one which the Lord's disciples took on without the Lord. With their anticipation for continued physical feasting dashed out, this could be a very confusing situation for these hungry people.
In such kind of scenario, the natural instinct is to seek a way to find where the Lord Jesus is. Hence, they scrambled to take onto the boats nearby coming from Tiberias, to pursue Him towards Capernaum (literally means Village of Comfort in Hebrew). They obviously noticed that the Lord and the disciples were not anymore where they ate the bread that was multiplied after the Lord gave thanks.
Focus and hunger for physical food and material things are such strong driving force for people to embark on a vigorous pursuit, by all means. Yet, those are of the least significance for living. That is evident in our day to day walk of life. But, we watch some people stepping on each other just to get ahead of each other on material things that banish easily. Yes, this crowd have chosen the right One to seek and pursue. But, they pursued Him for the wrong reason. They pursued the gift, not the giver! If we so happen to be like them, it's time to reflect upon the Words spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ: “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33 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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