Scripture
66At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.
67Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked,
“Are you also going to leave?”
Observation
Jesus is teaching He is the living bread come down from heaven and that the only way to eternal life is to eat His flesh and drink His blood for His flesh is "true food" (John 6:55 NLT) and his blood is "true drink" (John 6:55 NLT). After hearing this teaching, some of his disciples abandon Him because they just don't understand anything Jesus is teaching and can't take it anymore.
Application
This pinged me because it seems unthinkable to me for people who were there with Jesus and saw personally Jesus perform miracles could ever decide to abandon Him. I look at myself and wonder, what chance do have?
Reading this section of John is very confusion. What does it mean that Jesus' flesh is "true food" and his blood "true drink" (John 6:55 NLT) and that we have to eat and drink Him for eternal life (John 6:54 NLT). It is bizarre and hard to understand even after 2000+ years of studying Jesus' life.
The New Testament Daily Devotional commented a lot about facing unanswered questions. The disciples, even though they had seen His miracles, simply had too many unanswered questions about Jesus and couldn't follow Him anymore because they didn't have the answers.
I relate to this a lot in my life's journey. I used to be a person who required 100% understanding and no unanswered questions. I found it very difficult to make a decision if I wasn't confident that I fully understood everything and was making the best possible decision. This was a very difficult way to live.
After I gave my life to Christ and really started studying the Bible and Jesus' ministry on earth did my decision making process change. Nowadays, I can make a decision purely by saying, "because that's what I want." I don't have to give ten bullet points with Excel data and graphs to justify my decision. This may sound like it's not a big thing, but has been life changing for me.
Similarly, when it comes to Jesus, I have faith. Unlike the disciples describe in John 6, I am not looking for all the answers. I know that not only will I never get all the answers, but if I do get them I won't be able to understand all of them anyway so what's the point. I know Jesus existed, that's evident. I know Jesus rose from the dead, that is also evident. Since humans cannot rise from the dead, I know Jesus is the Son of God. And as the Son of God, I have faith in Jesus' authority and trust the things He teaches me.
Prayer
Let me always have faith in You.
66At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.
67Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked,
“Are you also going to leave?”
Observation
Jesus is teaching He is the living bread come down from heaven and that the only way to eternal life is to eat His flesh and drink His blood for His flesh is "true food" (John 6:55 NLT) and his blood is "true drink" (John 6:55 NLT). After hearing this teaching, some of his disciples abandon Him because they just don't understand anything Jesus is teaching and can't take it anymore.
Application
This pinged me because it seems unthinkable to me for people who were there with Jesus and saw personally Jesus perform miracles could ever decide to abandon Him. I look at myself and wonder, what chance do have?
Reading this section of John is very confusion. What does it mean that Jesus' flesh is "true food" and his blood "true drink" (John 6:55 NLT) and that we have to eat and drink Him for eternal life (John 6:54 NLT). It is bizarre and hard to understand even after 2000+ years of studying Jesus' life.
The New Testament Daily Devotional commented a lot about facing unanswered questions. The disciples, even though they had seen His miracles, simply had too many unanswered questions about Jesus and couldn't follow Him anymore because they didn't have the answers.
I relate to this a lot in my life's journey. I used to be a person who required 100% understanding and no unanswered questions. I found it very difficult to make a decision if I wasn't confident that I fully understood everything and was making the best possible decision. This was a very difficult way to live.
After I gave my life to Christ and really started studying the Bible and Jesus' ministry on earth did my decision making process change. Nowadays, I can make a decision purely by saying, "because that's what I want." I don't have to give ten bullet points with Excel data and graphs to justify my decision. This may sound like it's not a big thing, but has been life changing for me.
Similarly, when it comes to Jesus, I have faith. Unlike the disciples describe in John 6, I am not looking for all the answers. I know that not only will I never get all the answers, but if I do get them I won't be able to understand all of them anyway so what's the point. I know Jesus existed, that's evident. I know Jesus rose from the dead, that is also evident. Since humans cannot rise from the dead, I know Jesus is the Son of God. And as the Son of God, I have faith in Jesus' authority and trust the things He teaches me.
Prayer
Let me always have faith in You.
