Will you stay, or will you go?
- November 5, 2009
- Faith
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about John Chapter 6, about how thousands of people had begun to follow Jesus, not because of who He was or what He had to offer them, but because all they saw was some guy who could heal their diseases and give them food.
Many of those people didn’t hang around for long.
Jesus told the crowd that instead of seeking another meal, which would just leave them hungry again later, they should choose the “bread of life” (v. 35). He told them to eat His flesh and drink His blood, which would lead to eternal life (vv. 53-58). Naturally, these cryptic commands only confused His followers, and almost all of them left.
I know how I would’ve felt to see everyone desert me. I would’ve felt like a complete failure, worthless and rejected. I would’ve wondered, “What did I do wrong? How can I get them back? Maybe give them some more food, heal some more people, do some awesome magic tricks?” Because that’s our human nature. We want to be loved, we want to be accepted, we want to be respected and adored. And had I been Jesus, I would’ve done anything at that moment to keep those people from walking out on me. Anything.
Thank God I’m not Jesus.
