{"id":627,"date":"2024-05-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=627&2024"},"modified":"2024-05-09T18:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:00:12","slug":"avoiding-the-inevitable-john-6-1-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/avoiding-the-inevitable-john-6-1-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding the Inevitable: John 6:1-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 6:1-15 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). <sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick. <sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. <sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. <sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to Philip, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?&#8221;<\/span> <sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. <sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Philip answered Him, &#8220;Two hundred <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">The denarius was equivalent to a day&#8217;s wages<\/span>denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.&#8221; <sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter&#8217;s brother, <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to Him, <sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0&#8220;There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?&#8221; <sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus said, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Have the people sit down.&#8221;<\/span> Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. <sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. <sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0When they were filled, He <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to His disciples, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.&#8221;<\/span> <sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. <sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, &#8220;This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.&#8221;<\/p><p><sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone. <\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john 6:1-15&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 6:1-15<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Of all the events in the gospels to make Jesus famous, one stands apart in the minds of those present in the first century as solidifying Jesus as being more than just Someone special who God sent to them with a message. This event is so famous it actually holds a very exclusive status as being one of the few events that all four gospel writers include.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, at the end of John\u2019s version of this event, we see both the shift in the mind of the crowd and we see how Jesus responds. Following the crowd having finished eating the meal and the twelve baskets of leftovers being gathered, we read \u201c<strong>Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, \u2018This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.\u2019<\/strong>\u201d (v. 14)<\/p>\r\n<p>With satisfied stomachs, the mood of the crowd had changed from hunger to honor. The crowd saw the significance in this miracle, and they didn\u2019t want to let the opportunity escape them. Jesus was able to supply all their needs, and therefore, Jesus would be the perfect king.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, Jesus knew what was happening, and He thought differently. The next verse shifts our perspective by saying, \u201c<strong>So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 15)<\/p>\r\n<p>It seems that whenever the emotions of those present were going to get out of control, Jesus disbands the crowd. When the crowds were beginning to get the wrong idea of Jesus\u2019 mission, He sends them away. This event even impacted the disciples along with the crowd, and we see Jesus sending them away in a boat so that He could be alone.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>This tells me that the more Jesus was in the spotlight, the more He valued His alone time. This is also true for each of us. The more visible to others we are, the greater our need for alone, quiet time with God.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>While Jesus was the most famous man to ever walk the earth, He is also our example for how to live a truly successful life \u2013 and that is by living one that is connected to God over being based on fame, status, or wealth. Jesus could have had all the earthly measures of success, but instead He chose to focus on His relationship to the Father above everything else.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--627\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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