Jesus notes that the people followed him after the feeding of the 5000 not because if the muscles they had seen but because he had fed them. It occurred to me that feeding them was not convincing because unlike healing that people had need of from time to time (and in many cases just once) food was something they needed day by day so it would be profitable to follow someone who could supply that constant need. As the Bread of Life we should look to Jesus to fill a need that we recognize in ourselves each day.
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