Scripture
“I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me will be hungry. No one who has faith in me will be thirsty.”
Observation
People are following Jesus for the wrong reasons. They literally chase Him around the lake, eager to be close to Him but not understanding who He is.
Jesus confronts their wrong attitudes, but they don't get it. He tells them to put their faith in Him, and they make the crazy demand for another sign as if feeding the five thousand and walking on water are not enough.
Here we have all the symptoms of false religion or the religious spirit- worship for selfish ends, the guru mentality (“show us what God wants us to do”) and the endless demands for spectacular miracles as entertainment value.
Application
True faith means feasting on Jesus alone. He is the bread of life and if we feed on Him we will never be hungry.
This is not to deny the role of leaders or miracles or the benefits that come from following Jesus. But if we focus on these thing we miss the point.
Our primary focus must be on Jesus. He is my life. He is my food. He is my light.
Everything else fades into insignificance. It is like a photo with a shallow depth of field- you can only see the subject in sharp focus while the background is still visible but unclear.
Prayer
Jesus you are the Bread of Life. Today I choose to seek you alone as my primary objective. Help me Lord to put you at the centre of all I do, seeking to follow you and to please you in all the incidentals of this day. Amen.
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