Monday of the Third Week of Easter - Redirecting Your Desire

About this episode

This episode reflects on the theme of redirecting our desires towards eternal life as taught by Jesus in John 6:26-27.

Read Online “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.” John 6:26–27 The crowd desired one thing, but Jesus desired another. This reality is common to us all. Earlier in this chapter from John’s Gospel, Jesus miraculously fed 5,000 men—not counting the women and children—with five barley loaves and two fish. The crowd was so ecstatic that they wanted to carry Jesus off and crown Him king. Jesus, however, had no desire to be an earthly king, so He withdrew to a mountain to be alone. The next morning, when the crowd discovered Jesus had left, they searched for Him and found Him in Capernaum with the Twelve. When they found Him, they asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus’ response revealed their true motivation: “You are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled.” In other words, they desired another meal. Their interest in…

Topics covered

• desire
• spirituality
• faith
• Gospel of John

Keywords

• Easter
• Jesus
• miracles
• crowd
• superficial interest

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gospel, The Sermon on the Mount

Places: Capernaum

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