THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
Chapter 6 (Part 1)
Abba
Father in Heaven, I cry unto Thee in my desperate need of a full knowledge of
my Creator God and of Thy Holy Scriptures. Please send Thy Holy Spirit most
mightily and powerfully upon me right now to impart unto me a full
understanding of all Thy Words in John chapter 6. Please enable me to apply all
this Scripture to my being and to my daily life here on earth and to proclaim
these Holy Words in Holy Ghost Power to every soul I possibly can.
“After
these things Je’sus went over the sea of Gal’i-lee, which is the sea of
Ti-be’ri-as.” (Verse 1)
Lord Jesus, I desire to always walk with Thee, ever
so close to Thee, Precious Lord, whithersoever Thou doest go. Lead me clearly
all along the way. Keep me from ever straying away from Thee.
“And
a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on
them that were diseased.” (Verse 2)
Lord
Jesus, I worship Thee as Almighty God Who doest miracles. Please make my life
into a miraculous life that greatly glorifies Thee. Please help me to follow
Thee out of loving obedience to Thee, regardless of whether or not miracles are
manifest unto me. Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as The One, True, Creator
God Who healeth all my diseases. I cry out to Thee now for miraculous healing
because I am totally diseased in body, soul, and spirit. By Thy Holy Spirit’s
Divine Light, please show me clearly and fully just how badly I am diseased in
Thy Sight. Help me to fully trust in Thee to fully heal me; body, soul, and
spirit. Help me to always love and serve Thee with all my heart, no matter what
diseases and ailments afflict me.
Lord
Jesus Christ, please cause me to think deeply on the Truth that great
multitudes of souls followed Thee because they readily perceived the much help
available in Thee for them. Please make me into a child of Almighty God. Please
make me into one of Thy disciples. Please make me a channel of great blessing,
help, and comfort to the multitude of human souls around me. Fill me full to
running over with God’s Holy Ghost Power for the purpose of enabling me to be a
great Spiritual help to many people for their benefit and for Thy Great
Glory.
“And
Je’sus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.” (Verse 3)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please cause me to always sit at Thy Feet, in most sweet
fellowship with Thee, ever praying to Thee, worshipping Thee ever, and ever
learning from Thee.
“And
the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.” (Verse 4)
Heavenly Father, I pray for the salvation of the
Jews and for Thy Greatest Blessings, Prosperity, and Protection upon Thy Chosen
Nation, Israel.
When
Je’sus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith
unto Phil-ip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these
may eat?”(Verse 5)
Lord Jesus, please draw all people unto Thee and
cause all souls to believe on Thee as Lord and Saviour. Help me to carefully
listen to every word of Thine, especially Thy Questions. Cause me to ponder the
answers to Thy questions. Please give me spiritual wisdom and discernment to
know the answers to Thy Questions.
“And
this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.” (Verse 6)
Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee, as Almighty God
Who never wavers. Please convince me that I can fully and assuredly trust in
Thy Steadfastness and Faithfulness. I worship Thee as my Creator God Who proves
me, just as Thou didst prove Philip here. Please make me strong in faith so I
will not fail Thee when Thou doest prove me. Please reveal to me Thy Divine
Will for my life on earth. Then please enable me to always steadfastly do Thy
Will, never wavering or faltering or failing.
“Phil’ip
answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that
every one of them may take a little.” (Verse 7)
Lord Jesus, teach me how that Philip failed the test
when Thou didst prove him. He looked on the visible only. He looked only on
what little substance man had. And Philip saw that man’s provision was
insufficient. He failed to look on the unseen, Almighty Jehovah God on High,
Who gladly supplieth all our needs according to Thy Great, Unlimited Riches
in Glory. Almighty Lord God, save me from failing this test as Philip did.
Please cause me to ever look to God in strong faith for my every need and my
every supply.
“One
of his disciples, An’drew, Si’mon Pe’ter’s brother, saith unto him,” (Verse 8)
“There
is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what
are they among so many?” (Verse 9)
Almighty
Lord God, please teach me how that Andrew also failed this test when Thou didst
prove Thy disciples. Andrew also looked only on the little substance that man
had and he readily perceived it to be insufficient. I cry out to Thee, Lord
God. Please thoroughly convince me that my own energies, abilities, and
resources will always be insufficient. Convince me that I must always,
constantly look to Thee in strong faith for Thee to miraculously add the
increase from Thy Unlimited Bounty in Heaven. I look to Almighty God to daily
supply my every need according to Thy Riches in Glory.
“And
Je’sus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in
number about five thousand.” (Verse 10)
Lord Jesus Christ, reveal to me the deep and most
blessed meaning of Thy Important Command in this verse. Convince me there are
times when Thou doest command us believers to sit down, cease our own striving
and efforts, and receive much goodness, supply, and blessing from Thee on High,
freely given to us by Thy Great Mercies and Grace. Please give me strong faith
to believe this important Truth, and to always be keenly listening for Thy
Still, Small Voice commanding me to sit down and watch Thou work miracles for
me. And keep me mindful to always, constantly offer thanksgiving unto Thee for
all Thy Great Goodness.
Almighty
Lord God, I worship Thee for Thy Completeness and Perfection. Long before this
day, Thou didst know that a great multitude of souls would sit here with The
Lord Jesus on this day. Thus in Thy Perfect Care and Compassion for us, Thou
didst create much grass here to make a comfortable, natural cushion upon which
they all sat. I fervently worship Thee, Precious Lord, for Thy Great Compassion
and Care.
“And
Je’sus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the
disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the
fishes as much as they would.” (Verse 11)
Almighty Lord God, please cause me to be ever so
careful to always first give Thee thanks each time before I partake of food.
How blessed I am to have sufficient food to eat. Many people do not have enough
food. Save me from the awful sin of being ungrateful to Thee for providing my
necessary food.
Teach
me Thy Order of these deeds recorded here. After giving thanks, Thou didst
distributed to the disciples who then distributed to the seated people. Please
make me Thy disciple. Please teach me Spiritual Truths that all souls should
know, so that I then in turn can teach these Truths to other souls. Please give
me faith to see Thee make me into a great channel of many blessings to many
other needy souls.
Lord
God, arrest my attention on this important Truth of these many thousands of
souls eating as much bread and fish as they would, fed to the full by a miracle
wrought by Almighty God. I worship Thee in that Thou didst fill them and
satisfy their hunger completely. Almighty Jehovah God, I heartily worship Thee
as my Sufficient, Complete, and Abundant Supply. Lack of faith in Almighty God
to supply our needs, is so clearly illustrated here in Philip and Andrew’s
confessions. All they did was to look on the visible and confess that it was
terribly lacking. Please save me from such sinful lack of faith. Please help me
to always look to Heaven for Almighty God’s Infinite Supply.
Please
convince me that my own abilities and resources will always be most
insufficient. Therefore teach me to fully yield my being and all my resources
and possessions to Thee. And then enable me to look always unto Almighty God in
firm, unwavering faith for Thee to add a great, miraculous increase from Heaven
above.
“When
they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather
up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” (Verse 12)
Almighty Lord Jehovah God, I worship Thee as my
Creator God Who completely fills and perfectly satisfies the people who trust
in Thee and look to Thee in faith for all their supply.
Lord
Jesus Christ, please cause me to think deeply on this command of Thine in this
verse. Thou didst miraculously multiply a very small portion of food into an
enormous volume that filled everyone present (thousands of people) to the full.
Thus it seems reasonable to man’s natural mind to think there is no need to
gather up the remaining fragments (food scraps). Why, The Lord could easily
again work the same miracle any time a hungry multitude is present. So let’s
just leave the scraps for the birds. After all, birds have to eat also. Lord,
cause me to carefully observe that such was not Thy Mind at all. Thou didst
command that no fragment be lost. Thus, Thou doest forbid us to waste our
resources, which are all blessings from Thee. Please reveal to me what an awful
sin waste is. Save me from the sin of wasting my energies, talents, time, and
the resources and possessions with which Thou hast so bountifully blessed me.
Please teach me to use my all to its fullest for Thy Great Glory and to always
have a most generous heart to help needy people.
Therefore
they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of
the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had
eaten.” (Verse 13)
Almighty
Lord God, please train me to return to Thee constant thanksgiving for the
bountiful life that Thou doest bestow upon me. Please help me to always be
temperate in partaking of Thy Gracious Bounty. Please save me from the sins of
gluttony and of heaping treasures upon myself. Please teach me to live
temperately and to cheerfully give all the surplus unto Thee and to needy souls
on this earth.
“Then
those men, when they had seen the miracle that Je’sus did, said, This is of a
truth that prophet that should come into the world.” (Verse 14)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I confess that Thou art Almighty God Himself. I worship Thee as
my Creator God. I worship Thee as The True God Who performs miracles for us
needy human souls. I now call upon Thee to show me great and glorious things
that I know not. Please give me the strongest faith possible for a human
creature to have in Thee, Almighty God.
“When
Je’sus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make
him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.” (Verse 15)
Lord Jesus Christ, please save me from the awful sin
of ever trying to force my will upon Thee, Almighty God. Please teach me to
always do the exact opposite and thus fully submit myself to Thy Will. Teach me
the importance of prayer, and lead me to always pray in accordance to Thy
Divine Will. Save me from praying to Almighty God out of selfish motives. Lord
Jesus, I confess that Thou art the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I worship
Thee as my Master, my Lord, my King, and my All in ALL. Thou art most Precious
Lord Jesus.
“And
when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,” (Verse 16)
“And
entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Ca-per’-na-um. And it was now
dark, and Je’sus was not come to them.” (Verse 17)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please come unto me. Please always walk ever so close to me all
the way thru my earthly journey thru this sinfully dark, devil’s world. Please
give me strong, unshakable faith to always believe on Thee as my God and
Saviour and as the One Mediator between God the Father and man. Please fill me
with Thy Holy Spirit and help me to never doubt that Thou art with me. No
matter how dark the night around me and no matter how difficult my
circumstances become, please give me firm assurance of Thy Everlasting Presence
with me to shield and protect me. Thou art my shield, Lord Jesus.
“And
the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.” (Verse 18)
Lord
Jesus, please always be near and dear to me to comfort and protect me during
all the storms of life. Help me to truly make Thee the Captain of my life’s
ship on this most stormy sea of life. No matter how rough and boisterous the
sea of life becomes, please calm my soul and fill me with Almighty God’s
Perfect Peace. I worship Thee as the Prince of Peace. Please wrap me up in Thy
Loving, Precious Care and never let me go, I desperately pray, Lord Jesus.
“So
when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Je’sus
walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.”
(Verse 19)
Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as Almighty God
Who walks on water. I worship Thee as Master of the storm. I worship Thee as a
Great and Terrible God who ought to be feared. Please teach me Godly fear and
reverence toward Thee. Please give me clear spiritual perception to recognize
Thee each time Thou doest come unto me.
“But
he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.”(Verse 20)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as my Almighty Creator God Who dispels all my
fears. Right now, please dispel all my fears.
“Then
they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the
land whither they went.” (Verse 21)
Lord Jesus, please work powerfully in my heart and
life to cause me to willingly and joyfully receive Thee into my heart and life
and to give Thee first place in all aspects of my life. I confess that Thou
didst work a miracle here to immediately put the ship at land. Please work
great miracles for me today and every day to make my daily life most
victorious.
“The
day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw
that there was none other boat there, save that one where into his disciples
were entered, and that Je’sus went not with his disciples into the boat, but
that his disciples were gone away alone;” (Verse 22)
(Howbeit
there came other boats from Ti-be’ri-as nigh unto the place where they did eat
bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)” (Verse 23)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I heartily give Thee thanks for each and every bite of food Thou
doest provide for me and for my family. Praise Thy Great Name for keeping us
from starving.
“When
the people therefore saw that Je’sus was not there, neither his disciples, they
also took shipping, and came to Ca-per’na-um, seeking for Jesus.” (Verse 24)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please stir up my heart to seek Thee with all my heart, soul, and
might. I pray that Thou wouldest cause all souls on this earth to seek Thee
with all their hearts. Where art Thou, Lord Jesus? I pray that I might find
Thee.
“And
when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him,
Rab’bi, when camest thou hither?” (Verse 25)
Lord
Jesus, please give me the assurance that Thou wilt of a certainty be found by
anyone who earnestly seeks for Thee. I earnestly desire to find Thee and to
know Thee fully. Please reveal Thyself unto me, I earnestly pray. Please show
me God’s Great Glory.
“Je’sus
answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
loaves, and were filled.” (Verse 26)
Lord
Jesus Christ, please save me from the sin and vanity of seeking Thee for
selfish reasons. Please help me to first seek the kingdom of God and God’s
Righteousness, knowing that Thou hast promised to add all these other things
unto me if only I will do that.
“Labour
not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God
the Father sealed.” (Verse 27)
Lord
Jesus, please save me from labouring for the meat that perisheth. Please guide
me to labour for the meat that endureth unto everlasting life. I ask Thee, Lord
Jesus, to please give unto me the meat that endureth unto everlasting life.
Help me to daily labour diligently, Lord Jesus, for Thy cause. I confess that
God the Father hath sealed Thee, Lord Jesus. Please teach me what that
means.
“Then
said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?”
(Verse 28)
Lord
Jesus, please teach me what I should do, that I might work the works of God.
Please give me a zealous desire to work for my Creator God and please guide me
into all the works Thou hast ordained I do for Thee during my life on this
earth. Save me from leaving a single one of them undone.
“Je’sus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that
ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” (Verse
29)
Almighty
Lord Jehovah God in the Highest Heaven, I confess that Thou didst send Thy Son
Christ into this world to save me from my sins. I confess that Thy Son is Jesus
of Nazareth. I confess that the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the Saviour of
the world. I confess that it is the work of Almighty God for any human soul to
believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God the Father.
Almighty Lord God on High, please stir up within me a burning, passionate
desire to work the work of God my Creator. Please give me True Faith to believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ Whom Thou hast sent. I pray that all other human souls
on this earth will work the work of their Creator God by believing on Name of
The Lord Jesus Christ.
“They
said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and
believe thee? what doest thou work? (Verse 30)
Almighty Lord God in Heaven, please help me to fully
yield myself to Thee for the purpose of Thee creating within me Pure and
Perfect Faith in my Creator God. Please grant me strong, unwavering faith
toward Thee that has no need to see signs, wonders, miracles, or such in order
to believe on Thee. Please give me unshakable faith to believe each word in Thy
Holy Bible, even tho much adversity may come my way and even tho I may see no
signs from Heaven.
“Our
fathers did eat man’-na in the desert; as it is written, HE GAVE THEM BREAD
FROM HEAVEN TO EAT.” (Verse 31)
Almighty
Lord Jehovah God in Heaven, please give me Spiritual Bread from Heaven in
abundance. Please feed my hungry spirit and soul and thus fulfill every longing
in my heart. I confess that only Jesus can satisfy my soul. Sweet Jesus, Thou
art all I need.
“Then
Je’sus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Mo’ses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true
bread from heaven.” (Verse 32)
Lord
Jesus Christ, I humbly and heartily thank Thee for this precious hope-filled
promise that God the Father will give True Bread from Heaven to those souls who
believe on Thee. Our Father which art in Heaven, I now earnestly ask Thee in
the Name of The Lord Jesus Christ and for His Precious Name’s Sake, please now
give me The True Bread from Heaven. Please feed my hungry, starving, barren
soul and spirit to the full with The True Bread from Heaven.
“For
the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the
world.” (Verse 33)
Heavenly
Father Jehovah God, I confess that The Lord Jesus Christ is the Bread of God
which cometh down from Heaven. I confess that The Lord Jesus Christ giveth life
unto the world. Lord Jesus Christ, I worship Thee as The True Bread of God
which cometh down from Heaven. Thank Thee, Lord Jesus, for coming to this earth
to reveal Almighty God to sinful mankind. Lord Jesus, I worship Thee as God the
Son Who giveth life unto the world. Please give me the Bread of God. Please
give me eternal life. Please give me True Faith in God. I earnestly pray these
things for all human souls now on earth.
“Then
said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.” (Verse 34)
Lord
Jesus Christ, right now, I too, ask of Thee. Please evermore give me
this Bread of God which cometh down from Heaven to give life unto me. I
earnestly pray that all souls now on this earth will cry out to Thee, Lord
Jesus, for Thee to give them the Bread of Life evermore. Our Father which art
in Heaven, I humbly ask Thee to be attentive to these prayers of mine. Please
help me to pray from a sincere heart. Please hear and answer all these prayers
of mine in accordance to Thy Divine Will. I ask all these things in the High
and Holy Name of The Lord Jesus Christ, and I ask them all for The Lord Jesus
Christ’s Precious Name’s Sake. Heavenly Father, please think on me for good,
for The Lord Jesus Christ’s Precious Name’s Sake. Thank Thee, Heavenly Father,
for bestowing rich mercies and grace upon me by hearing and answering these
prayers.
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