ENERGY WELL SPENT

John 6:22-27
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Jesus, the Bread of Life

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. 25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”


Energy invested in our relationship with Jesus Christ is energy well spent. Yes, we love to see God work. We love to have Him move in our lives and our circumstances. We get all excited when the miracles happen.

Jesus tells us that the miraculous signs are like the gravy. It is the meat and potatoes where we should focus.

I just spent a week in a wonderful Christian sports kamp with over 900 kids. I encouraged them from this passage to enjoy themselves, have fun, play games, sing and dance. I most encouraged them to “Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you.” We had several first time confessions of faith in Jesus Christ and several rededications to a closer walk with Christ.

All in all, it was a great week. I too return worn out but refreshed and renewed in the Spirit. (I missed being able to communicate with you or post to the Gospel Pearls blog. It’s great to be back.)