SEVEN SIGNS THAT REVEAL WHO JESUS IS - #4
                                                    BLOG #52 - 4/25/2020

When Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, a "great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick" (John 6:2, NIV). When Jesus saw the crowd of five thousand, He had compassion on them. Jesus asked Philip where they could buy bread to feed the people. Philip said, "eight month's wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!
...Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 'Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many' " (John 6:7-8, NIV)?

Jesus took the loaves and the fish. He then made enough to feed the 5,000.When they all had enough to eat, (Jesus) said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted. So, they gathered them and filled twelve baskets..." (John 6:12-13, NIV). Is there a spiritual lesson to be learned from this scripture passage? Despite the amount of grace God has already shown, He will always have more than enough for anyone.

The purpose of the fourth sign was to reveal Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. However, the people rejected Jesus as the Messiah. "...they began to say, surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world" (John 6:14, NIV). The crowd evidently wanted a Messiah who would meet their physical needs rather than their spiritual needs.