I Praise You Lord

Too often we approach God simply because we have needs, but my friend, we should come to Him and praise Him for who He is, not for what he will do for us.  
 

Scripture says: John 6:24-27 (NKJV) “when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You come here?" Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

The disciples may have been impressed that so many people stayed through a storm in order to seek their Master, but Jesus was not impressed. He knows the human heart, He knew that the people originally followed Him because of His miracles (John 6:2), but now their motive was to get fed! Jesus pointed out that there are two kinds of food: food for the body and food for the inner man, the spirit, which is essential. What the people needed was not food but life, and life is a gift. Food only sustains life, but Jesus gives eternal life.

So many Christians seek God for what he can do for them. As we see here in the scriptures, God knows our heart – He knows whether we are seeking Him to worship Him or just to meet our needs.