John 6 three Tests

 

John 6 – Three Tests

 

The disciples faced three tests because of the great crowds that followed Jesus.

 

When they went about to feed the multitude Phillip thought the answer was money, but Andrew saw the answer in a lad with a lunch. When you face a seemingly unsolvable problem, claim the promise. Give what you have to Jesus and let Him tell you what to do. God can do anything, including multiply a person’s resources for His glory.

 

Leaving the multitude.  This incident occurred at the high point of our Lord’s popularity. The disciples (especially Judas) would have welcomed a kingdom, so Jesus sent them away into a storm. They went from popularity to peril, but they were safer in the storm than with the multitude; and Jesus came to them and met their needs (Isa. 43:2).  Can you obey His will even when you disagree with Him? The real proof of discipleship is how closely a person follows Christ when his or her needs are not immediately satisfied, and the winds start to blow. He comes to all His followers in their storms.

 

People want the Lord to meet their needs but not their spiritual needs. The manna (Exodus 16) came only to the Jews and sustained physical life, but Jesus came for the whole world and gives eternal life. Just as you take food into your body, so you take Christ into your life; and He becomes one with you.  The disciples had opportunity to follow the crowd, but they remained with Jesus. Jesus is the bread of eternal life in heaven, not just the source of abundant life here on earth.

 

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