Thoughts for another day 

March 29, 2011

Today's verse: Jn. 6:68. Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)                                                                                    

Life on earth granted by God is short.  No matter what we do, how much we build and make, we may still live for 70, 80 years and then have to depart.  That departure is our entry into eternal life.

God created us to be in constant fellowship with Him forever but we lost the grounds of that fellowship when Adam sinned and wrecked our relationship with God.  Yet God was merciful:  He did not altogether destroy us for that would mean the end of His finest creation.  Rather God had a plan for us even before He laid down the foundation of the world.  He knew we'd sin and fall short of His glory and therefore He prepared the entry of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, on the earth to live as one of us and then at the appointed hour, be scourged and crucified and later rise.  This was essential in God's scheme of things to give us freedom and Jesus went exactly by God's plan to win redemption for us.

Jesus had to pay a heavy price and He knew it. Yet, He did not shrug from His responsibility, not even when they mocked Him and raged against Him.  In one of the most delightful essays He gave on the Kingdom and how to be eligible, He said, 'I AM the Bread of Life' and He mandated that to gain eternal life, we need to partake of His body and blood.  This both infuriated and amused the Jews He was speaking to and they found it ridiculous and hard to accept – simply because they never knew God's way leave alone, understand it.  Many of them left, going their way, disappointed.  Jesus then asked His disciple Peter, whether He would join those who went away and in Peter's words we have, the classic – LORD, to whom shall we go?  You alone have the Words of eternal life. 

Take it today as if Jesus is asking you too, 'Do you want to trudge along with Me?' For the way is narrow and the going is difficult.  What would be your answer?  Remember, it would embellish whether you live or die in eternity and mind you, death is a terrifying ordeal in the company of the enemy of souls.