Journal entry 4/15/2004
Based on John 6:60-71
The disciples found Jesus’ teaching hard to understand. Many
fell away. Those who left had been following Him for what He could do for them.
When he spoke of things they couldn’t comprehend, they left.
Jesus watched as more and more left. He turned to the twelve
and asked, “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Simon Peter said it so well,
“To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know
that you are the Holy One of God.”
Do we follow Jesus, calling Him ‘Lord’ because of what He
gives us or does for us? We shouldn’t. To follow Him because we get blessings
and our needs met is selfish. We need to worship him for who He is.
If we have a bad day or we don’t feel well, God is still in
control. If we hear distressing news, God is still with us.
We need to have God in our lives, although we won’t always
get His blessing. If we learn this lesson, we will gain a lot toward becoming Christ
like.
UPDATE: As I sit here I often have to look inside my heart
and search for my motive for worshipping Jesus. This is a good habit for me to
have. I have to stay in tune with Him or I could get conceited, even selfish. I
have learned that sometimes God, through Jesus, will tell me things that are
hard for me to understand. I have to examine these things and pray about them. This
is how I learn the things of God and grow in the faith.
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