The Self Focused Crowd (John 6: 22 to 27)

Now we'll look at John 6: 22 to 27 and focusing in on verse 26...."you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled."

Jesus and the disciples had their day of refuge from the self focused crowd. I call them "self focused" because they approached Jesus so they could satisfy their own need of food and they wanted more free food. If you have ever been around famous or wealthy people, there is always that groupie crowd that is looking for hand outs. They see someone who has a means to provide. These people tap into the life of a wealthy or famous person like a leech stuck to your leg sucking blood. They are only there for themselves and they offer nothing in return. These people seeking Jesus wanted more food. Could you imagine being alive during the time Jesus walked the earth and be able to learn from His wisdom! But all these people were not seeking wisdom. All they did was to ask for more food! They totally missed the point Jesus was conveying. The selfish crowd is saying "hey, my father is sick", or "I have lost everything, please help me" or "my neighbor wronged me, please condemn them!" The kept asking Jesus to do stuff. If we believe Jesus is who he says he is, then we would not approach Him like some faith based vending machine. He would be the Lord of our lives. Just being in His presence, listening to His direction for our lives and studying about who He is and how He lived should be enough to impact our lives. But the natural result of loving Jesus and having a relationship with Him is Him caring for you and directing you to the right way of living. It is important to not just treat Jesus like a genie who will provide us with our material and physical needs. In contrast, we really need to look at our overall relationship with Jesus as follows:

1. Are we communicated with Him? (Prayer)
2. Are we listening when he communicates to us? (meditation)
3. Are we studying who He is and how He lived? (Studying the Bible)
4. Are we applying how he lived to our lives? (Following God's promptings for our lives)

It's OK to seek need from Jesus. But if that is our only dimension of our relationship with Him, then we are none-other than a groupie to a famous person.

Dear Jesus, It is important to just pause and think of who you are!!................................................................................................, Thank you Jesus, Amen!