Whether you are reading this in the morning, afternoon, or night, the time you are about to set aside is a sacred fellowship with the God Almighty. As you go into this devotional time in the word, ask the Spirit of God to teach you.
Calm your heart, and get rid of any distractions. Clear your mind and prepare for “the one who’s sandals [we are] not worthy to untie” (John 1:27).
Review: Jesus had fed the five thousand and walked on water. Now that crowd is looking for Jesus and his disciples.
Read John 6:25-59
Take a moment to go back on what you just read. Reflect on these words. Reread the passage, once, twice, however many times you way, looking for ideas and verses that stick out to you. Don’t rush this process. Go through slowly. Spend quality time with God. Once you’ve finished this, continue reading.
Right away, Jesus tells the crowd that they still don’t seek him for the right reasons. At verse 27, Jesus tells them not to be materialistic, but to see what the kingdom of God will bring. Although one day there will be a physical kingdom, Jesus urges the Jews to understand the gift of immediate, spiritual, and eternal life. There is life that endures forever and ever that can be gained through Jesus himself. He tells them that whoever comes to him and believes in him will never go hungry or be thirsty. The Jews were once again blind and asked how to physically achieve this everlasting food, but Jesus reiterates that all they must do is believe and Jesus will raise them up. If they seek him, Jesus will never push them away. At verses 53-58, Jesus makes an analogy saying that just as eating and drinking are necessary for physical life, belief in his sacrificial death on the cross necessary for eternal life. However, they were stubborn. The crowds knew Jesus at a human level and could not understand how Jesus could be from heaven and have earthly parents. They doubted and questioned the message of truth.
Many times we are so set on the way things should turn out just like the stubbornness of the Jew’s and their idea of a saving king. Have you been stubborn on anything that you can’t give up to God or trust God in? Is there anything God has set on your heart, but that you have set aside or ignored? (the future, relationships, people, addictions). Don’t be stubborn! Ask the Lord and pray to him for His will. Listen to Him and be still.
For just as Jesus does the will of his Father in Heaven (John 6:38) we too should strive towards that goal! Be willing to listen and obey.
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