What Jesus Did

[Jesus said,] "For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day."

—John 6:40 NLT

Key Thought​

So often, people picture God as a surly old man looking for people who mess up so he can punish them. God's will, however, is that all come to salvation. He doesn't want any person to perish. He wants all to know Jesus and find salvation in him. Jesus is the way to God. Jesus is the door to a new and...

 

[Jesus said to the crowd of people,] "But you haven't believed in me even though you have seen me. However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day."

—John 6:36-39 NLT

Key Thought​

Imagine being in a relationship...

 

Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

—John 6:35 NLT

Key Thought​

Hunger is a powerful motivator. When human beings get hungry enough, they will do almost anything to acquire food. What if we were that hungry for God? What if we were that hungry for God's bread, his Son Jesus? While we have learned to recognize our physical hunger, so many today cannot identify that empty spot in...

 

[Jesus said,] "The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
"Sir," [the people] said, "give us that bread every day."

—John 6:33-34 NLT

Key Thought​

The people's request is a valid one. Jesus even taught us to pray for our "daily bread." [1] The problem is that requests for physical blessings are sometimes substituted for requests for a relationship with Christ and for an intimate walk with God. "Daily bread" sustains...

 

[To the crowd that had said Moses gave their ancestors bread from heaven,] Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

—John 6:32-33 NLT

Key Thought​

Bread is the "staff of life" in many countries. But physical bread can sustain only the physical body and for only a short time. Heavenly bread...

 

Jesus told [the people in the crowd], "This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent."
They answered, "Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, 'Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

—John 6:29-31 NLT

Key Thought​

Come on, folks who lived in Jesus' day! How many times does he have to do something spectacular...

 

[When Jesus told the people in the crowd that he had the Father's seal of approval, they] replied, "We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?"
Jesus told them, "This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent."

—John 6:28-29 NLT

Key Thought​

What does God want us to do? What is the work that endures to eternal life? What matters most in the scope of all other things? Believe that God sent Jesus to be our Savior.

Today's Prayer​

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[Jesus continued,] "But don't be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval."

—John 6:27 NLT

Key Thought​

Think about how hard we work and how much money we spend on things that are perishable. Everything we purchase is subject to decay and destruction, some things faster than others, but nothing we purchase is eternal. Think of all the...

 

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. Several boats from ### landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to ### to look for him. They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" Jesus...

 

[The disciples] had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, but he called out to them, "Don't be afraid. I am here!" Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!

—John 6:19-21 NLT

Key Thought​

Sometimes we get so caught up in where we are going that we forget to take Jesus along with us. We try to do things ourselves rather than depending on him. Bottom...