Bread of God - Believe in the One

After Sunday's sermon in Cornerstone Church about the presence of God, I was led to read John 6:25-71. This passage is really rich so I will chew on it bit by bit.

This passage follows the miracle of feeding the Five Thousand with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. Jesus was then pursued by the crowd who witnessed the miraculous sign, to Capernaum. From 6:25-29, what struck me was the crowd's motivation of seeking Jesus. As correctly pointed out by Jesus, they are looking for Jesus, "not because they saw miraculous signs, but because they ate the loaves and had their fill" (v26). What it speaks to me is that the unspiritual crowd did not see God beyond the miracle but instead they see only the material prospects of following Jesus; their eyes were fixed on the natural and not the supernatural.

Ever wondered the purpose of miracles? Well miracles can only point to a supernatural being, with powers beyond human comprehension. However, the human mind, dulled by ontological inversion, likes to frame miracles into the categories of "coincidence" or "luck" and deny the omnipotence of God. Whereas in the Bible, we see that miracles have the purpose of making people amazed and awed, thereby opening the eyes of their heart to God.

Well at the same time, miracles are not just acts of God; it requires human endeavour too (v27); without Man, God will not. However, what we must caution ourselves is the complete dismissal of God in the picture.

So my takeaway from this passage is to constantly look out for the hand of God in the miracles that take place, and this calls for belief in the One that God has sent - Jesus Christ (v29).

There can be miracles when we believe. May God work in us the will to believe in His Son to move the mountains, to make possible impossibilities.