John 6 -- It's Not Over Yet

Jesus said to the crowds, “The words I told you are spirit and they give life.  But some of you don’t believe.  (Jesus knew from the beginning who did not believe and who would turn against him.)  That is the reason I said, ‘If the Father does not bring a person to Me, that one cannot come.’”

The next verse was telling – “After Jesus said this, many of His followers left Him and stopped following Him.”

Was Jesus surprised?  No.  He knows men’s hearts.  Was He heartbroken?  He turned and then asked His disciples, “Do you want to leave, too?”

I don’t know the answer, but I know how it feels when You’ve poured yourself into someone you love and tried your best to explain God’s goodness and love for them, only to watch them turn away from that love.  But Jesus was on a divine timetable.  He knew His mission and He knew that His Father would draw those to Him that He had chosen.  It wasn’t hopeless yet.

Father, give me the same calm assurance that Jesus displayed in the face of what we would consider disappointing circumstances.  After all, You are God, and You will draw to Yourself those You wish to have with You for eternity.  It’s not over yet!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford