'Jesus 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. 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.
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Jesus answered and said unto them. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.'
John Ball writes:
The miracles are impressive, and indeed the miracles were a sign of His great power, that He, the Son of God, the sustainer of Creation could perform extraordinary deeds. But what marked Jesus from other apparent miracle workers was the specific miracle that he had come to perform, that of giving you and I the bread of eternal life, 'meat which endureth unto everlasting life.'
For through his death and resurrection, the sacrificial Lamb of God, the first to be raised to Glory, raised us up with Him. For it is He who is the miracle, He who is the bread of life.
And what do we have to do to work the work of God? What price do we have to pay to get on board the train to heaven?
None whatsoever!
What do we have to do to show our thanks to the Lord?
Nothing.
Just believe! Eat the manna of heaven and the rest will follow as surely as day follows night.
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