To Whom Will You Go?

Scripture:

John 6:68-69
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go?
You alone have the words that give eternal life.
We believe them, and we know You are the Holy One of God.” (NLT)

Observation:

Jesus was asking His twelve disciples if they, too, were going to abandoned Him. Jesus had just finished teaching them who He was; the True Bread of Life. All of His followers, except the twelve, could not understand what Jesus was saying when He said, “All who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in Me, and I in them (John 6:56). Those who had abandoned Jesus at that point could only see the humanistic, literal meaning of Jesus’ words, for they were unable to comprehend the spiritual message. On the other hand, eleven of the men that Jesus had hand picked to be His disciples had learned through His teachings that Jesus was who He said He was; the Son of the Living God, and all who came to believe in His every Word would have eternal life in Him.

Application:

As I look back on my life-journey at all the times I half-heartedly tried to draw close to God and learn His take on this life, there were just too many things (at that time in my life) that I just could not wrap my mind around, because they seemed so out-of-touch with the world in which I was struggling to survive in. And with each failed attempt I turned and walked further away from God and the Truth, feeling more empty, more unsatisfied, and more hopeless in my quest to find the answers that I so desperately needed; answers that would give true meaning to this hard and difficult life; a life that, thus far, had given me no viable answers and little joy.
The Lord our God is sovereign over all His creation (Colossians 1:17) and there are many things in this life that our finite minds will never understand, but I believe that when a person becomes totally discouraged with the world’s ways of copping with this difficult life and humbly puts his or her life into the mighty and loving hands of our Lord God, Jesus Christ, that He ( our Savior and the Author of Life) will open their eyes to the absolute Truth of God’s Word, and they will begin to see what the Lord wants them to see and understand one day at a time. So it was with me; I had totally given up on my quest for the truth and walked away from God, focusing all my energy on drinking myself to death. But our loving and gracious God had a different plan for me and in His mercy intervened at the last moment; sparing me the death I had once so desired and prayed for.
We have a God, my dear friend, who knows precisely how desperately we need Him (Matthew 6:8). We have a Savior who has made it possible for “everyone” to find the peace about this life, which in time, will sustain our hearts in joy until He comes again to restore our world, and all those who believe in Him, to its full glory.

Prayer:

You, O LORD, are the only One we can trust with our lives. You are the only One who can transform our sinful lives to righteousness. You alone are our only Hope. And it is because of these things that I can joyfully give you thanks and praise. So be glorified, dear LORD, and hear the songs of my heart and the praises of my lips.