What can cause us to turn away from Christ? The disciples found out in John 6:53-7:9.
Jesus wondered at His followers. Even His flesh and blood brothers rejected and ridiculed Him in verses 3-4. And Jesus warned that belief would be even more challenging when He left. So He speaks the crowning and comforting word: "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life."
Jesus had spoken what was impossible and distasteful in the natural: "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves." So these guys were offended and began full of doubt grumbling: "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?”
Jesus wondered at His followers. Even His flesh and blood brothers rejected and ridiculed Him in verses 3-4. And Jesus warned that belief would be even more challenging when He left. So He speaks the crowning and comforting word: "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life."
God's truth is understood through His Spirit. We can't figure it out own our on. All our best intentions won't keep us close to Him and believing.
Lord, we look to you for amazing grace through Your Spirit to cause us to cleave to You and never leave.
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