Simon Peter answered him,
“Lord, to whom can we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
We have come to believe and know
that you are the Holy One of God.”
John 6:68-69
- In John 6, Jesus taught some things that were “hard” – true, but hard.
- As a result, many of his closest followers turned away from him.
- As a result, Jesus was, of course, deeply saddened. Why? It’s important to note that his ego wasn’t bruised! Jesus wasn’t prideful, saddened by a sense of personal rejection. Rather, the Savior was grieving because when the people he loved rejected him, they were really rejecting his Father, the kingdom, and the keys to eternal life.
- Therefore, with a heavy heart, Jesus turned to the twelve, asking if they’d turn away too.
- Peter answered, “Lord, who else could we turn to? You only have the words of eternal life.” (I love that wisdom and faith … even in the midst of things a human couldn’t understand!)
- Today, Jesus asks you and me the same question? Day by day are you turning away … or are you turning up the heat on your faith, claiming moment-by-moment and however imperfectly, that you “believe and know that [Jesus] is the Holy One of God.”
In Christ’s Love,
a guy who’s come to believe
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