Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

After feeding five over thousand people with just a few fish and five loaves of bread John reports another astonishing feat. The disciples set out to cross the lake in their boat. About three miles out it seems that a storm started that threatened to capsize the boat. Suddenly out of the storm Jesus comes and they are ushered to the shore (John 6:16-21). Luke records that Jesus was sleeping in their boat when a great storm challenged them. Jesus was unfazed by the storm, woke up a spoke to it (Luke 8:22-25). It would appear that John is saying that Jesus will reign over every situation we face irrespective of its source. He met the physical needs of the people who followed him, he controlled the natural elements that threatened their lives and he can order their spiritual lenses. And those who were possessed with evil spirits he cleansed.

This is truly the actions of God. And should we try to compare Jesus with other religious leaders, John emphatically gives us more reason why there is no comparison. 

Jesus is the true bread that came from heaven (v.35) and it is only in him that an individual can get true life. Outside of him the search continues.

Today, because Jesus knows what our needs are, allow him to supply them and also allow him to calm the storms in our lives!