Follow God with No Conditions

In John 6: 30 to 34, Jesus still interfaces with the mass of people following Him. Many of them are still missing the message Jesus is conveying. "Lord, give us this bread always."

This crowd further challenges Jesus. It was not enough that He fed thousands with "five loaves and two fish." It was not enough when He turned water into wine. It was not enough when He did all the miraculous healings. They wanted more of a sign. They didn't want to yield or submit to Jesus, they wanted Jesus to submit to them! This had to be offensive to Jesus. But He continued to minister to them.

Have you ever wondered if you should take a step of faith and then for confirmation you put a requirement on God. "God I will share my faith with that person over there, if they speak to me first." or " God I will change my life and have focused times with You, but You need to open the doors for me."

Sometimes we all put requirements on God to do things for us, so that we can draw close to Him. This action is similar to the intentions of the crowd talking to Jesus. They were telling Him what to do and challenging Him and placing contingencies on their faith in Him.

We are fee to put requests to God. But we also should not require God to do it. Don't hang a carrot out there for God. "I will do this, if you do that...God." Put your requests out there to God, and be thankful if He does or doesn't comply with your requests.

"Dear Lord, I have many needs and wants, but bless me and withhold from me as you see fit, sot that I may draw closer to you and stay focused on your will for my life. Amen."