Here Jesus is more well known, drawing large crowds. The come to hear Him, but make no provision for themselves. They are dependent on Jesus to feed them. The boy being the exception, he had food for himself, but instead of taking care of himself, he let Jesus use what he had to meet the need of the many. Most are not prepared to take care of themselves, those who are if they will allow Jesus to use them will be the instrument by which He provides for many. The idea they intended to make Jesus king by force is a reflection of our nature, when someone provides for us we tend to want to put them in charge and sit back and collect what they give us, fish or whatever, instead of doing the work ourselves.
Jesus here again, as is His nature, provides for the people who cannot provide for themselves. He sees the need, meets the need, and requires only that His provision be accepted. Jesus shows that He cares for the people, He also teaches the Disciples in this event. Jesus takes what is available, thanks
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John 3:16 is a very good verse to remind us of the why, but the details make the difference. We learn of how the Father and Son work together, of the heart of Jesus, and the love of God. John 3:16 fits this over stimulated world better than this: “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31 NIV). This verse makes us ask what was written down. 3:16 is an awesome verse, it has been isolated by us so much that we get this Gospel in a nutshell mentality from it. This short neat easy to digest message misses the passion. John did not leave the passion out, we leave out verses 17 through 21. I will not leave out the heart of Jesus when sharing