A Statement So Shocking
John 6:52-58"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
(JOHN 6:54)
Jesus here continues to teach His hearers what it means to follow Him. Initially they heard Him on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, where He miraculously fed more than 5,000 of them. Some followed Him across the lake the next day, hoping for more free food. What they received instead was shocking. Not only did Jesus declare Himself to be the "bread of life," He said that one had to feed on His flesh and drink His blood if they would have eternal life! You can imagine how unsettling these words were.
Athletes subject themselves to remarkable self-discipline. Achieving peak performance is their "flesh" and "blood." If you've ever committed to a sport or a race or a personal goal, you understand. What Jesus said to His hearers that day He still speaks to us: Eternal life is a gift, found in Him alone by faith alone. Our works can never save us. Yet, if we are going to follow after Him, nothing less than total, sold-out commitment to Him will do. Jesus must be our flesh and blood.
INSIGHT
IS JESUS YOUR GREATEST PURSUIT IN LIFE? HE IS THE LORD, AND HE DESERVES TO BE.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Song of Solomon 5-6
Psalm 71
John 11
John 6:52-58
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.”
GRACE [PART 1]
with Max Lucado
Charles Morris is joined by a well-known author talking about grace - something that is more than we deserve and greater than imagine.
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