The Gospel of John By J.C. ryle

The Lord Jesus, we must remember, is not only the Lord, but the Maker of all creation.
"All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was
made." (John 1:3.) It was just as easy for Him to walk on the sea as to form the sea at
the beginning--just as easy to suspend the common laws of nature, as they are called, as
to impose those laws at the first. Learned men talk solemn nonsense sometimes about
the eternal fixity of the "laws of nature," as if they were above God Himself, and could
never be suspended. It is well to be reminded sometimes by such miracles as that before
us, that these so-called "laws of nature" are neither immutable nor eternal. They had a
beginning, and will one day have an end.
Let all true Christians take comfort in the thought that their Savior is Lord of waves and
winds, of storms and tempests, and can come to them in the darkest hour, "walking
upon the sea." There are waves of trouble far heavier than any on the Lake of Galilee.
There are days of darkness which test the faith of the holiest Christian. But let us never
despair if Christ is our Friend. He can come to our aid in an hour when we do not think,
and in ways that we did not expect. And when He comes, all will be calm.
JOHN 6:22-27
Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life
The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only
one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but
that his disciples had gone away alone. But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near
the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the
crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats
and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did
you get here?" Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not
because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you
wanted. Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to
eternal life--the food that the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put
his seal of approval on him."
We should mark first, in this passage, what knowledge of man's heart our Lord Jesus
Christ possesses. We see Him exposing the false motives of those who followed Him for
the sake of the loaves and fishes. They had followed Him across the Lake of Galilee.
They seemed at first sight ready to believe in Him, and do Him honor. But He knew the
inward springs of their conduct, and was not deceived. "You seek me," He said, "not
because you saw the miracles, but because you ate the loaves, and were filled."
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