Who Do We See?
Scripture – John 6:1-6: Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Feast was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) Once again, I imagine the tone of Jesus’ voice changing completely as He looks at the crowd of people coming toward Him. He knows they are following Him because of the miracles He’s performed. He knows their commitment is not very deep at this point. Yet, unlike the Jewish leaders, they don’t know any better. And they are at least open to Him – open to discovering more about Him. He loves people like that. Now He has another chance to reveal more of Himself to them. He knows what He’s going to do. But Philip is given a pop quiz. How often does such a quiz come to us? How do we respond?
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I will let myself love the people I encounter today. That is, I’ll let myself see individuals, not just crowds and drivers and servers, etc. Those are all people for whom Christ came. They are all created by and loved by Him.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Please give me your eyes today, Lord. I’m sorry for the way I continually see people as “things” or “background.” Help me see them and hear them as you do. And give me words to speak as we meet.
An Invitation – If you’re interested in a face to face discussion about what we’ve been discovering in the Mini-Journal, join us at Tim Hortons (Dix and Northline in Southgate) today, 9:45 – 10:30am.
Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) Once again, I imagine the tone of Jesus’ voice changing completely as He looks at the crowd of people coming toward Him. He knows they are following Him because of the miracles He’s performed. He knows their commitment is not very deep at this point. Yet, unlike the Jewish leaders, they don’t know any better. And they are at least open to Him – open to discovering more about Him. He loves people like that. Now He has another chance to reveal more of Himself to them. He knows what He’s going to do. But Philip is given a pop quiz. How often does such a quiz come to us? How do we respond?
Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I will let myself love the people I encounter today. That is, I’ll let myself see individuals, not just crowds and drivers and servers, etc. Those are all people for whom Christ came. They are all created by and loved by Him.
Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Please give me your eyes today, Lord. I’m sorry for the way I continually see people as “things” or “background.” Help me see them and hear them as you do. And give me words to speak as we meet.
An Invitation – If you’re interested in a face to face discussion about what we’ve been discovering in the Mini-Journal, join us at Tim Hortons (Dix and Northline in Southgate) today, 9:45 – 10:30am.
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