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We Are The Greatest Obstacle
John 6:41-
Up to this point, the people were called the crowd, in this moment, John refers to them as the Jews.
This is done to show the parallel between their response to Christ and the response of their ancestors in the wilderness to God.
The people grumbled.
In the wilderness they grumbled because their trust in God only lasted until their next need arose.
The people grumble to Jesus because their next need has arisen.
How can we trust Jesus when we know who He is?
This is the question that we ask ourselves regularly.
How can I trust Jesus with my finances when I know where my money comes from?
How can I trust Jesus in my marriage when I know what has gotten us to this point?
How can I trust Jesus with my kids when I know who it was that raised me?
We have trouble seeing beyond our own circumstances so we cling to what we know.
In this clinging, we remove the perspective of Christ from our lives.
At the center of this all is what we sang about, Jesus is better.
Jesus points them to the Old Testament
This promise was made to Israel concerning the blessing that would come after their captivity.
They would be taught by God.
While this was done in the time of Nehemiah as they found the law and rebuilt their faith upon its words, here Jesus points them to the further and more complete fulfillment of this promise in Him.
Jesus would set them free from eternal captivity.
Jesus points them to the life that He is offering, a life of trust and dependence upon Him.
This is the gospel.
Christ has come to set us free from sin through dependence upon Him.
Jesus is Absolute
John 6:52-
Looking back to 6:40, we see that eating Jesus flesh and drinking his blood is a metaphor for believing/trusting in Him.
As the crowds hear this, they wrestle with what He says.
No one in the crowd really thought that Jesus was saying to eat Him, but they struggled with believing that Jesus could actually meet their daily necessities.
How could trusting in Jesus result in you not hunger or thirsting again?
This is the crutch of the gospel, placing our trust that Jesus is who he says he is and can do what he says that he can do even though we do not see or comprehend how that is possible.
Jesus stands in the chasm of our lives and offers true satisfaction because He is real food and real drink.
Can we move from the temporary satisfaction of the physical production of our hands to the dependency upon the promise of Christ that is out of our control?
Jesus Is the Only Option
John 6:
Yes the teaching of Jesus is hard.
Turning from relying on ourselves to submitting to Jesus is difficult, possibly even terrifying.
Submission is never easy, but it is necessary, Jesus can not and will not lead from behind.
Until we are willing to submit to Christ, we will miss what He has promised.
Jesus will always let us down when we lead.
Peter responds as honestly as can be expected, from who else will we hear the truth of God?
It is in Christ alone that we find life and truth.
It is Christ alone that we come to truly know God.
Apart from Christ, there is no relationship, but in Christ, we find a true and life giving relationship with the Father.
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