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(John 6:22-27)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
Last time,
We saw Jesus send His disciples across the sea to Capernaum,
While He went up the mountain to pray.
Among other things,
Jesus likely prayed that His Father
Would create a situation
In which the disciples would learn to trust Him
That He would send a storm
To keep them from reaching the shore
Until Jesus could come to them
Walking on the water.
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Its the most difficult life that can be lived,
If it is lived for Gods glory.
But its end is the best.
The trials He sends are meant
To strengthen us in faith and in grace
That we might serve Him better here;
But theyre also meant to increase
Our blessedness throughout eternity
When we finally arrive in heaven.
B. Preview.
Now we see that when the crowds realized
That Jesus was no longer with them
They began looking for Him
Until they finally found Him at Capernaum.
John writes, The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea [i.e.,
that is from where Jesus and His disciple now were] 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. There
came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the
bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that Jesus was
not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and
came to Capernaum seeking Jesus (vv. 22-24).
After Jesus had fed the five thousand the day before,
He sent His disciples ahead of Him to the land of Gennesaret
Which is where Capernaum was located.
The crowds saw Him send them away.
They also saw Him withdraw to the mountain to pray;
But they didnt see Him go away on the water.
So when the next day came,
They began looking for Him:
They were still convinced He was the Messiah
The prophet Moses predicted,
The One who would lead them to victory over Rome
And so they still wanted to make Him King.
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If He had taken the land route to Capernaum,
He couldnt have gone very far,
Since that way was difficult.
So where was He?
Thats why the Lord sends His messengers with the Gospel
So that you will know this good news exists,
And knowing, that you would reach out to Him
That you might receive His Son
And with Him eternal life.
Where is He?
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If you dont know Him,
He can be found with His people when they gather for worship.
You can hear Him speak when His Word is read and preached.
His voice that raises the dead
Can particularly be heard when the Gospel is preached,
Or when it is shared by one of His children.
Thats where you need to look.
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who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will
be opened (Matt. 7:7-8).
Jesus will be found, if you search diligently.
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And so Jesus redirects them: Do not work for the food which perishes, but for
the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you,
for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal (v. 27).
He points them to the same thing
That He earlier pointed the Samaritan woman
Only through a different image.
Dont labor for the water that will leave you thirsty for more,
But for what will forever quench your thirst.
Dont work for the food that perishes,
But for the food which endures to eternal life.
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The things that only satisfy for a while,
But then leave you thirsty for more:
The money, the fame, and the fun.
The things you can never hold onto, if you would,
And shouldnt if you could.
Solomon writes, Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your
consideration of it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth
certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens
(Prov. 23:4-5).
Matthew Henry writes, Those that have the largest share of them are not sure to
have them while they live, but are sure to leave them and lose them when
they die (Henry).
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