21/06/2021
✨TODAYS VERSE featuring Ashley Diane Selgas
JOHN 6:15
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S VERSE...
Seeking God for self-gain is a violation of biblical truth. The crowd correctly recognized Jesus as the Messiah but wrongly equated His Messiahship with the setting up of an earthly kingdom at that present time. They were fervent political activists who attempted to be king-makers for Israel. They wanted to use Him for their own ends. Their goals were temporal (not eternal) and materialistic, not God-centered. They evidently wanted to kidnap Him and force Him to go with them. We cannot come to Christ on our terms to have psychological or physical needs met, but we must come to Him on His terms.