Don't Go Away From Christ! - Kevin Williams

But Jesus said, v. 16,

"They need not go away..."

You give them something to eat.

And of course, He does this miracle here

in the feeding of the 5,000.

But what I want to focus on:

"They need not go away."

You see, the people were hungry.

The hour was late.

They were in a secluded place,

a desolate place.

So it seemed obvious that the people

needed to go away

to the surrounding towns and the villages

in order to buy something to eat.

They were convinced they
needed to go away from Jesus.

That's what they had to do they thought.

But Jesus is sufficient for
them as He is for you.

He can meet their needs.

He had great compassion on them

and He said, "You need not go away."

Well, maybe there are some Christians here

going through trials

or going through much suffering.

Well, certainly don't
go away from the Lord

when you're going through trials.

You need not bear your burdens alone.

Go to Jesus.

Cast all your cares upon Him

because He cares for you.

Maybe there are some
here who feel tempted.

Maybe in times of temptation

you come under great temptation

and so you feel dirty.

You feel guilty.

So you feel you must go away from Jesus.

But Jesus says here you need not go away.

He is the great High
Priest who sympathizes

with your weaknesses.

He tells you in His Word

in times of temptation

go boldly to His throne of grace.

But you might say how can I go boldly

in such times where my thoughts

are polluted by sin?

The answer is it's a throne of grace,

not a throne of worthiness.

You see, sometimes when Christians,

they think they can't go

because they're too guilty.

But no, it's a throne of grace.

Grace is unmerited favor.

So you don't have to be
worthy enough to go there.

You need not go away

in such times of temptation.

Go boldly to Christ and find your help.

Hide away in Him.