John 6:26
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.
In John 6:26-30, Jesus had just fed the 5,000 the day before and now the same people followed HIM across the lake. Sounds good right? Well, not really. They came demanding that HE do more miracles and fill their bellies. They didn't understand the purpose of the wonders that Jesus did for them. HE fed them to show God’s love for them but they still did not believe. They even wanted some of the power HE had so that they could do the same things but Jesus said, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:29)
They did not want to believe in Jesus, they did not love HIM, they did not come to worship HIM. The attitude of their hearts were completely self-serving! We need to make sure that we are not like the people who followed Jesus that day. God loves us and is looking for love from us! Love does not look for ways to please itself, real love is giving to someone else, serving someone else, and it is putting ourselves last. That is what Jesus did on the cross and when HE died HE showed us what love really is!!!!
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