Why Do We Seek Him?

John 6:24-27 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?” Jesus answered them and said, “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.”

John tells us that the people sought after Jesus, after they had been miraculously fed. Note that when they questioned the Lord, He does not really answer their question, but instead speaks to what the real issue was in respect to what was really on their minds and in their hearts. The people were seeking Jesus, not because He was offering them eternal life, but because they had been fed. Far too often we seek the Lord, not for what He can do to transform us spiritually, but for what we can gain physically. We seek to be healed from a sickness or illness, when the most serious ailment we are suffering from is the sin that is leading us down the path of eternal condemnation. We seek Him for physical bread and earthly reward and gain, when what we need is the Bread of Life Himself. The treasures we should be seeking are the rewards that await us when we faithfully serve Him and others; the rewards we will receive when we are finally home with Him. We are so focused on the world and all that it offers, that we often seek God like some genie in a bottle who will give us what we need in order to be comfortable in this world. Instead, we need to seek a genuine, intimate, relationship with Him. So, my question to all of us today is, "Why Do we seek Him?"

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Romans 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Romans 10:13).