Do you recognize that Jesus is God and has all authority? John 5-6

John 5:18 (NASBStr)

Jesus’ Equality with God

 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

It is important to remember that most of John's account of the Gospel story in this book takes place just prior to Christ's crucifixion.   John is not giving us a narrative of Jesus break from the past (Matthew); nor the quick actions and movement of the Savior (Mark); or, the "accurate" rendition of His complete earthly ministry (Luke).  John is talking to us about "who" Jesus is vs "what" He did; and, "what" Jesus taught  vs. "where" He went.   The "Jews" (mostly meaning the religious leaders of the day) missed most of His teaching, but in the above verse we see something they complete retained from Christ's teaching: Jesus was making Himself out to be on the same level as the God they believed upon; and that was pure blasphemy.   In fact, later, when they are brining false witnesses against Jesus they struggle to find evidence to convict Him until He helps them out by stating He and the Father were one (Mark 14:62).  The Jewish leaders could not believe that Jesus, a carpenter's son, was God.   That is the issue John is trying to demonstrate to his readers.   Jesus is God and has the authority of God, despite the role of Son.   By telling the story of the feeding of the 5,000 John is telling us that Jesus has authority over matter (chapter 6).   By telling us the story of walking on water, he is telling us that Jesus has authority over physics (chapter 6).   Later he will tell us the story about Jesus healing the blind man, demonstrating that Jesus has authority over health (chapter 9).  Earlier he told us about Jesus healing the invalid by the pool demonstrating Jesus has authority of healing (chapter 5).  He also told us about turning water to wine (chapter 3).   In all these miracles John was simply trying to convince his audience that Jesus had power to do the things only God could do.  The Jewish leaders could not accept that truth.  It is not until we accept the truth that Jesus is God and has authority over all, the same as God, that we will really be free in our lives.   Our fears are ropes that tie us down.   Christ's authority to cut the rope is fundamental to our salvation and victorious living.  Christ has authority over all that we do, are, have, want, can be and were.   The quicker we recognize and submit to His authority the quicker we are living victoriously in His blessing.