John 6:14

John 6:14 says, Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. We see the people’s reaction to the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand.  They declared Jesus to truly be that prophet which was to come from God.  Even as they were looking for the coming of the Messiah, and acknowledged that Jesus could be Him, they still did not understand what the Messiah was coming to do.  If we come to Christ based simply earthly miracles, then we really do not understand Who He is.  Verse fifteen adds, When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.  Jesus saw that the people were going to try to make Him a physical ruler, He left to go up on the mountain alone.   We should never attempt tp force Jesus to fit into our idea of what He should be. Also, like Jesus at this time, we may need to get alone with God to make sure we are following His will for our life.  When Jesus recognized that they were about to take Him by force and make Him king, He left them and went up on the mountain.  Their response to Jesus was all wrong.  We cannot dictate how He works in the world, no matter how zealous we may be. We cannot follow Him simply for material blessings.  The people had just had their physical hunger met, and were going to keep Jesus with them so this could continue.  We cannot serve God just to have our personal needs provided for.  Our needs are met when we follow His will, and we should not His will simply because our physical needs are met.  The Jews had been persecuted, and they were going to force Jesus to be their way to retribution.  When we follow Christ, we cannot do it simply for the purpose of seeing those who have hurt us punished.  We, like Christ, should be broken hearted when someone has hurt us fails to accept redemption.  Jesus knew that the people wanted a Messiah Who would be an earthly king, not a heavenly Savior.  When we follow Christ, it must be with our eyes on the everlasting kingdom of God, and not the temporary kingdom of the world.