five3challenge: John 6 (part 2)

Jesus even disappointed his closest friends.

After the crowds desert him in John 6, Jesus turns to his disciples and asks them some hard questions.

They respond,

"This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"

So then Jesus asks the Twelve,

"You do not want to leave too, do you?" ... Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

There is some disappointment in Peter's reply. He could have said, "no way you are the best, we love you"... but instead he sorta says, "hey... we really don't have a choice... we are sorta stuck with you"

And so are we. Jesus is the incredible creator God of the universe, but he does not bend his identity and plan to us. Sometimes things we really want are not part of his plan. Sometimes he is not "exciting" to us. (this is more a reflection of us than it is of him... we desire and love things like iPod's but not the God who died for us... sorta wierd)

But he is the amazing Son of God who has the words of life.

We have no where else to go.