Most people have probably at least heard of Jesus’ miracle of feeding the 5,000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish. But what picture does it provide us with of him? He is the host who feeds the multitude and makes sure each person has as much to eat as they want. This should prompt us to look at Jesus with much love because he is the one who has an endless supply of all that we need. The question we need to answer is, are we coming to him for the things that we need in life?

When the crowd saw the miracle unfolding before their eyes, they saw Jesus as the long-awaited, promised one. Immediately they wanted to make him king, like a second David. But, Jesus withdrew from them. Why? It’s not as if he didn’t want to be their king. But it’s the manner in which he’d become their king. They wanted a political king. But Jesus needed to go to the cross to become the true king. We must receive Jesus as our king on God’s terms and not our own