bread:day 6
[Read & meditate on John 6. How did Peter respond? Where do you fit in this story? Which role fits you best?]
I love Peter’s reaction. He seems to understand what Jesus is really offering. He has a sense that only Jesus can give them a life of real significance. Maybe there is something that he has sensed from Jesus that tells him that this is what his soul has always longed for. Jesus alone has the words of eternal life–the way to truly live.
I want to find myself as one of the core 12, and I think that I am often there, but so many times I waver between choosing to live my way and choosing to live Jesus’ way. I know that Jesus’ way is the best, but I naturally gravitate toward my own. God help me to daily choose the way of Jesus.
Where do I try to find my significance?
What do I expect to make my life meaningful?
What is my hope?
Whose way will I choose?
Many people come to Jesus because they want their needs met. The want hope, peace, or security. They think God will give them special protection or blessings. Or they want God to deliver them out of a situation. Or they want love.
Do we “sell” the gospel message as, “Become a Christian & God will meet your needs” ???
“Just surrender and say this prayer…now you’re in and you get eternal life and other benefits”
We don’t say, “This is the best and most meaningful life you can have, but if you really grasp it, you’ll suffer and live an other-centered life of sacrifice.”
Do we prepare our children to suffer for and like Jesus or do we shield them from it?
I am really wrestling with these questions!