"You do not want to go away also, do you?"--Jesus Christ
"So Jesus said to the twelve, 'You do not want to go away also, do you?"--John 6:67. This is a statement Jesus makes at the conclusion of telling the people that He is the Bread of Life (John 6:48). John 6:48 follows the fact that Jesus had miraculously fed 5000 men with only five loaves and two fish (John 6:1-14). Jesus did all this for them yet the people walked away from Him. Why? Because Jesus was looking for commitment. However, all the people Jesus was speaking to, with the exception of the apostles, walked away from Him after their needs were met. Jesus acknowledges this in John 6:26. His purpose in this miracle was to prove that He is the Christ. Yet they still walked away. They walked away from eternal life. So, Jesus turns and asks the apostles you do not want to go away also, do you? Peter's answer: John 6:68. Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. There was nowhere else to go.
Nowhere else to go. Recently, I was speaking with a brother in Christ and we were discussing the fact that people walk away from Christ all the time. They have their reasons. Maybe they are like those in John who got what they wanted and didn't "need" Jesus anymore. Maybe life was good for a while and then they turned their back on God because the storms of life came. What me and my brother found ourselves asking is what hope is there without Christ? He has the words to eternal life. The fact is if we walk away from Christ, we have nowhere else to go. Not anywhere good anyway.
Take some time to reflect on what Christ HAS done for you. Ask yourself if there is any real hope other than in Christ. Friend, I really don't know about you but my thinking is if we walk away from Christ, we have nowhere else to go.
For additional insight to John 6 and Jesus being the Bread of Life by my instructor Michael Hite click here for an excellent podcast of his lesson.
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