<p>6:24 <i>When the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus</i>- They assumed He was still somewhere in the area, since He had not gone in the boat with the disciples. They thought that His physical presence was required for miracles and blessing; hence the Lord left them to meditate upon His crossing of the stormy sea and presence in Capernaum, where in physical terms He could not have become immediately present without the Spirit.</p><p>Their &quot;seeking&quot; of the Lord was on a purely surface level. Like Israel we can seek God daily, taking delight in approaching unto Him; and yet need the exhortation to urgently seek Him (Is. 55:6 cp. 58:2). We can appear to seek unto Him in prayer and attendance at our meetings, and yet not seek Him in the real sense at all. Likewise men came to Jesus physically, at quite some effort to themselves, and yet He tells them that they have not truly come to Him at all (Jn. 6:24 cp. 35-37). We can draw near with our mouth, honour Him with our lips, &ldquo;but have removed our heart far from me&rdquo; (Is. 29:13). Only those who call upon Him &ldquo;in truth&rdquo;, with &ldquo;unfeigned lips&rdquo; will he heard (Ps. 145:18). Men repeatedly &lsquo;sought for&rsquo; the Lord Jesus (Mk. 1:37; Jn. 6:26), but He told them to <i>truly</i> seek Him (Mt. 6:33; 7:7; Lk.12:31). &ldquo;Strive to enter in now at the strait gate: for many at judgment day will seek to enter in, and shall not be able&rdquo; (Lk. 13:24). Our attitude to seeking the Lord now will be the attitude we have then. The emotion and reality of the judgment experience will not essentially change our attitude to the Lord. If we have &ldquo;boldness&rdquo; in prayer now (Heb. 4:16), then we will have &ldquo;boldness in the day of judgment&rdquo;. How we feel to Him now is how we will then.</p>