John 6:66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
These words conclude a chapter that contains two of Jesus' best-known miracles and some of His hardest statements. Having already made His case for His authority and His calling, Jesus feeds the 5000 and walks on water. This is followed by His declaration that He is the "Bread of Life" that "came down from heaven," which again pointed to Him as the Son of God and the Source of Life. What was so hard to swallow was not just the bread, His body, but His shed blood, which Jews were forbidden to drink. Of course, Jesus was speaking of His death on their behalf and atonement for their sins, but they were not ready or willing to receive it; it was too much to handle. But His closest disciples did understand and were willing to stay the course and live by faith in Him. Are you?
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