week of 10/05/11 1st recorded HighQuest John 6:22-40

The passage I read was John 6:22-40

You can find that passage here:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A22-40&version=NIV

The verse that most stood out to me:

27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

As I reflect:

In verse 22 the first question by the Tiberians was asked. They asked, “when did you get here?”

Jesus didn’t answer that question but rather he explained to them why they came (as they didn’t actually have a desire to know when Jesus got there). He tells them that they are after the food that He had offered on the opposing side of the lake to the multitudes. He confronts them on that thinking, encouraging them instead to seek a different food – that which leads to eternal life… Spiritual food.

They then ask the 2^nd question, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Some believers are still doing this today. They are convinced that they can impress their way into Heaven by meeting enough checks on some kind of performance list. The truth is however that we all fail on our performance evaluation. And so Jesus again corrects them by refocusing from works to faith. He is trying to show them (though they remain blind) that they are seeking earthly food to be fulfilled and likewise that they are seeking to do earthly works to earn salvation. The truths that He offers is that they need to be seeking spiritual food and have life changing faith in the Word.