To Who Shall We Go?

  

John 6: 60-69

The Words of Eternal Life

⁶⁰ When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” ⁶¹ But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? ⁶² Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? ⁶³ It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. ⁶⁴ But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) ⁶⁵ And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

⁶⁶ After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. ⁶⁷ So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” ⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, ⁶⁹ and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

We have been reading John, Chapter 6 for the last three Sundays and today we come to its challenging and sad conclusion. Sad, because many of the disciples turned away from Jesus, unable to accept his teaching on the Bread of Life, that it is indeed through his miraculous generosity, truly his flesh and blood, given to us to enable him to become one with us on this difficult journey to eternal life in heaven. Peter speaks for those who want to remain faithful followers: "Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have to know that you are the Holy One of God." (Jn 6: 68-69) 

Challenging because faith in the word of Jesus and the power of the Spirit that are necessary  to accept this teaching. May we be blessed by the Spirit to take Jesus at his word and accept this great gift of himself into our lives.

Bro. Rene