61. John 6:22-27 – Why We Seek Jesus
Why Do We Seek Jesus?🙏✨
John 6:22–27📖
22. The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone.
23. Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.
25. When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
26. Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking Me not because you saw the signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.”
27. “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for on Him God the Father has set His seal.”
Seeking God’s Hand 💪 or Seeking God’s Face ✝️
The crowd crosses the sea 🌊, changes boats, walks along the shoreline — outwardly it looks very spiritual. But Jesus shows that they are driven not by hunger for God, but by hunger for comfort.
And the same question stands before us today:
Why do we seek God? ❓
1. Seeking God’s Hand 💪 — seeking His gifts and His help
The crowd sought Jesus because of yesterday’s bread.
Today it looks like this:
• 💵 finances and material stability
• ❤️ health for ourselves and our loved ones
• 💞 romantic dreams and relationships
• 🏡 a comfortable lifestyle
• 😌 relief from stress, solutions to problems
• 🎓 success in school or work
And this is normal.
God is a Father, and He hears our needs.
But if we seek only God’s hand 💪, our relationship with Him becomes one-sided and shallow.
2. Seeking God’s Face ✝️ — seeking God Himself
“God’s face” means closeness, character, and devotion.
This kind of seeking looks like:
• 🎯 wanting to understand His will
• 🛠️ working on our character
• 🙏 gratitude even when it’s hard
• 🤍 humility and a willingness to learn
• 🤝 loving people — even the “difficult” ones
• 🕊️ praying for fellowship, not just for answers
• 🌱 seeking spiritual depth rather than emotional highs
Jesus says: “Do not work for the food that perishes…”
Meaning: put the eternal above the temporary ⭐.
3. The balance: seeking God’s hand 💪 is normal, if God’s face ✝️ is the main thing ⚖️
God does not forbid us to ask.
He Himself taught us to pray for “daily bread.”
The problem begins only when God’s hand 💪 replaces God’s face ✝️.
When ✝️ is at the center:
• 🎁 our requests become part of a relationship, not its purpose
• ❤️ our faith stays strong even when the answer is delayed
• 🙌 we thank God not only for the gifts, but for the Giver
• ✝️ we seek not just bread… but the Giver of Bread
This is how mature faith is born.
4. What Jesus says to us today 🌅❗
Do not seek Me only for the bread.
Seek Me for who I am.
• 💪 God’s hand helps and provides.
• ✝️ God’s face transforms the heart and the direction of life.
• 💪 gives temporary relief.
• ✝️ gives eternal guidance.