John 6 -- An Unpalatable Meal

First, here’s MORE proof that Jesus plainly stated that He is the Son of God.  In verses 38-39, He said, “I came down from heaven … This is what My Father wants.”  You can’t hide that, Satan.

Moving on to what God was showing me today, Jesus often taught in parables and said that by doing so, the believers could understand the message but unbelievers wouldn’t.  The last half of this chapter wasn’t a parable, but perhaps He purposefully used the same approach to separate the believers from the unbelievers.  He’d been teaching over 5,000 men (along with women and children), yet many of them left and stopped following Him after hearing what He said.  What caused this?  Jesus told them “Those who eat My flesh and drink My blood live in Me, and I live in them.”  They called it a hard teaching.

He said that He was not talking about us literally eating His flesh and blood, and He explained that eating is “taking into our bodies.”  His flesh and His blood would be cut and spilled on the cross when He died for us.  So He’s telling them that we must “take in what He would do for us on the cross” or in other words – believe.

Father, I do believe.  I willingly take in what Your Son did for me on the cross that day.  It tastes bitter, because it reeks of my sin.  But it was as necessary as medicine when one is ill.  Thank You for drawing me near and leading me to believe!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford