Chapter 6 – the witness
of the fed but still hungry multitude – verse 28, “They therefore said to Him, “What
shall we do, that we may do the works of God?”
They had witnessed and experienced Jesus feeding 5,000 plus
of them with 5 loaves and 2 fish that He had blessed, with enough left over for
each of the Apostles to have a sack lunch.
Jesus demonstrated in a physical, tangible way His claim to be “… the
bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me
shall never thirst.” But they did not
have an eternal perspective. Instead
they just wanted a “meal ticket” for the rest of their physical lives. They wanted to continue to be “religious”
and looked for instructions on how they could work to please God. And Jesus answered their question in verse
29, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him who He has sent.”
Before many turned and left Him, Jesus offered a further
invitation in verse 40, “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who
beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will
raise him up on the last day.”
So what’s it going to be for you? Follow the unsatisfied multitude or follow
the One who delivers on His promises?
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