Last Lord's Day we began to consider this lengthy fourth discourse of Jesus recorded in this Fourth Gospel (John 6). We read how Jesus initially rebuked the crowds who had sought Him, for they were doing so from wrong motives. They were not seeking Jesus because they saw the meaning and implications of "the signs" that had testified to Him, that they should place their faith in Him. He was the Son of God incarnate, and therefore they should desire Him, and seek Him, and believe upon as their Lord and Savior. But rather than doing so, they had sought Him for selfish reasons. They saw Him as one that would provide their daily needs, those things that would sustain their physical lives. And so we read our Lord's words in verses 26 and 27: "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him." Now it is true that quite often the Lord will use our temporal concerns and needs in order to bring us initially unto Him. But soon, very soon, we came to see Him for who He is in truth. We came to the time and place that we sought Him and trusted Him for who He is, not just for the things that we might get from Him. He is the Son of God whom the Father has made to be the Savior and Master of sinners. We believe on Him because we came to believe God's witness of His identity and His position as Lord.
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