Jesus fed a crowd of 5,000, and the next day many searched for Him (John 6:10-11,24-25). He challenged them: “You seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but
because you ate of the loaves and were filled” (v.26). It seems that the food
was more important to some of the people than the everlasting life Jesus
offered in Himself. He told them He was “the bread of God . . . who comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world” (v.33). Some didn’t believe, wouldn’t
accept His teaching, and “walked with Him no more” (v.66). They had wanted the
food, but they didn’t want Him and what would be required of them to follow
Him.
Jesus calls us today to come to Him—not for the blessings from His hand
but to receive the eternal life He offers and to follow Him, “the bread of
God.”
Only God can satisfy our spiritual hunger. (RBC)
