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Bread of life

It was after that amazing miracle of Jesus multiplying the little boys lunch into something that will satiate the hunger of 5000 people that the crowds started following Him in droves looking for Him and thronging behind Him and even planning to make him their king. Jesus understood their hearts and motives, He says "Why are you looking for me? Is it because you saw miraculous signs? The truth is, you are looking for me because you ate the bread and were satisfied" . John 6:26 They were following Him for the wrong reasons and then He goes on to offer them an irresistible offer, Jesus tells the crowd that He can give them food that will not perish but will give them eternal life. The people were still unable to understand it, they were asking for a sign, a miracle like the manna from heaven which Moses gave them. 2000 years back if the crowd followed Him for the food, today we see this being replayed in a much larger canvas, people follow Jesus for the wrong reasons, and the