Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Yesterday we talked about how Jesus fed 15,000 people. Then he sent his disciples off in a

boat and stayed behind to pray alone. But around 3 a.m. he saw that they'd hit a rough patch

on the windy waters and decided to go out for a stroll on the waters he created.

Today, when those 15,000 people wake up, they think Jesus is still with them.

They saw the boat go out and he wasn't on it, but now they can't find him anywhere.

They're starting to sound kind of like paparazzi, following him everywhere, doing little bits of

investigative journalism to find out where he is. I wouldn't be surprised if they were down by the shoreline measuring

sandal prints to see if they were his size. This is one of the reasons why he's been trying to keep things under

rap. He knew that when word got out about his power, the information would spread like wildfire.

Eventually some boats swing by the dock and they convinced the fishermen to take them out

on a manhunt for Jesus.

When they finally track him down, they're like, hey, how'd you get here?

And this is the moment we talked about a few days ago,

where he seems to rebuke them for following him.

He basically says, you're only following me because I fed you.

Instead of being blown away by the man who can do

miracles, these people just want the miracles, like the kid who takes their

Christmas gift off to play with it alone in their room, never thanking the

parent who gave it to them.

Jesus knows their hearts, and he knows that what they're after is the temporary thing.

He's not interested in giving the temporary at the expense of the eternal.

...