Scripture Reading: John 6:22-40
It was the day after the multitude had been fed so marvelously on the five loaves and the two fishes. So great was the impression made by the miracle that the people were about to take Jesus by force and make Him king. He first sent the disciples away, constraining them to enter the boat and go before Him, alone, unto the other side. Then He sent the multitudes away, and when they were gone He went quietly, unobserved, unto the mountain to pray.
The people had been foiled of their purpose to make Jesus king, and were disappointed. They sought Him, but could not find Him. It is a sad thing to lose Jesus. There is an incident in the days of our Lord’s boyhood which tells of His mother losing Him. The family had been to Jerusalem, on the occasion of the Boy’s first Passover, and when they started homeward Jesus was unawares left behind, and they had gone a whole day’s journey before they missed Him. Great was the anxiety and the distress. Not till they had retraced their steps and sought painfully did they find Him. Many people lost Jesus, some in play, some in pleasure, some in business, some in sorrow, and some in sin.
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