Scripture to Read: John 6:22–24
Being a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ means that things that can’t be explained will sometimes happen. We see that today in John 6. After Jesus fed the five-thousand-plus people in John 6:1–21, He told His disciples to take the boat across the Sea of Galilee, and Jesus went off to pray. The crowd had seen Jesus send His disciples off, and so we read in John 6:22, The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. The crowd could not figure out where Jesus had gone, and they knew there were no other boats the day before. However, the crowd did not linger long on the mystery of where Christ had gone, for their desire to see Jesus again motivated them to take action. Since other small boats had arrived from Tiberias, the crowd loaded up those boats and went to Capernaum, seeking to find Jesus (John 6:23–24). We must ask ourselves if we are that passionate about our fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ. The crowd wanted to be with Jesus again and they were going to see if they could find Him. Since we’ve surrendered to Christ as Lord, we have full access to Him and the Father’s Throne of grace. But do we hunger to spend time with Him and be in His Word? We should (1 Peter 2:2).
Challenge & Application
• What motivated the crowd to get into the boats and go to Capernaum?
• What motivates you to spend time with our Lord and study His Word each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!