John 6

Today, I am reading John 6. I invite you to open your Bible and read along with me or find it online here.

Here are the verses/thoughts that stood out to me...

John 6

9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?”

Too many times, we think that what we have to offer God isn’t good enough; but you would be amazed what God can do through you when you give it to Him.

19 They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20 but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!”

Too many times in the midst of the storms in our lives, we are so busy “rowing” that we forget to look for God. Then, when we finally see Him, we are startled instead of comforted. Instead, when ever we see the storm clouds of life rolling in, we should look for Him first and begin “rowing” toward Him.

66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” 68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”

Prior to this exchange, Jesus had been using some challenging metaphorical language to teach that following Him would require more than a “surface-level” commitment. There will be times in your journey when the challenges Jesus offers you will require you to reevaluate (and hopefully reaffirm) your belief of who Jesus really is.