Why was Jesus so keen to send His disciples away after the feeding of the 5,000? Why was He so quick for Himself to be alone with His Father (v46)? The reason is to prevent them from being carried away by the euphoria of the crowd after this great miracle. Jesus and the disciples need their feet kept firmly on the ground for to do the Father’s will.

The storm that arose (v47-48) would help achieve this purpose, but it again shows the greatness of Christ coming at their time of need. A little stretch of water was not going to stop Jesus being there when He was most needed.

No matter what you are going through in life, Jesus is able to be there and change things around (see v50)

The danger is that like the disciples our sinful hearts can make it hard for us to believe and see the greatness of Christ (v51-52). The failure of the disciples to grasp the truth before their eyes in the Feeding of the 5,000, prevented them from expecting further great works by Christ.

If we fail to properly grasp and believe what the Bible teaches about Jesus it will greatly limit our expectation and experience of Christ in the future.