The Growling Stomach

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15 ~~~ Psalm 119 ~~~ John 6:22-29 ~~~

The crowd returned to where they had been fed.

Were they hungry for more bread and fish?

Were they hungry for more miracles?

Were they hungry for more of the message from Jesus?

They came back to ask one question...
“What can we do to accomplish the works of God?”

The crowd had their bellies filled, but that is as far as it went.

They never made the connection...

They never saw that the nourishment was meant to go deeper.

Were they trying to challenge Jesus?

Did they really want him to tell them 

they were already doing an awesome job?

Were they looking for confirmation from the latest local attraction?

After all Jesus had been pretty impressive;
he fed the huge crowd with not very much.

Jesus gives them the one answer they could not accept.
If they believed in him then they would indeed
 be doing the work of God.

“This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.”

Jesus fed the crowd but they did not see that it came from God above.
Their vision was narrow and too literal.

Jesus spoke in parables, not to be taken literally,
but to better illustrate his message.

He satisfied their hunger pains in hope
 that they would understand the manner by which
 God would satisfy their needs.

In order to do the works of God
we must first establish and then maintain
our connection with Jesus.

Sometimes we accomplish the works of God
 by simply opening up ourselves to the possibility
 of his working through us.

Believe and you will be blessed by God working through you.
It is always the spirit of God
that brings forth his goodness from us.

Believe and be amazed
 at what he will accomplish through you.
~~~ Peace ~~~