Many
of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who
can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this,
he said to them, “Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man
ascending to where he was before? It is the Spirit that gives life, while the
flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. But
there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning the
ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, “For
this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him
by my Father.”
As a
result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and
no longer walked with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to
leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the
words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are
the Holy One of God.”
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Reflection:
How is
your faith in Jesus right now? Is it as solid as a rock or weak as a sand
castle?
After
extensively telling His followers that He is the Bread of Life and anyone that
drinks His blood and eats His bread would never anymore thirst or hunger. It
was now time to weigh up their faith on Jesus. Unfortunately many did not
believe the Bread of Life discourse of Jesus. So they went back to their old
life, therefore they disconnected themselves from actively following Jesus.
If we
are made to choose between Jesus and the frills of this world. Many of us would
also choose to be with this world rather than to be with Jesus. Why? What does
this world offer us that we love it more than we love our God? This world
offers us temporal power, wealth, influence and the like.
Why is
it that many of us have chosen to embrace worldliness? Perhaps we have not yet
experienced the power of Jesus in our lives. Otherwise if we have already felt
the power of God in our lives. We would surely leave behind all forms of
worldliness and sin for God.
Would
it be possible to have the best of both sides (We follow God and we follow also
this world). No, we have to choose which one we want to embrace. It’s either we
embrace this temporal world or we embrace our everlasting God. The
righteous choice is always to be with God and never to be with this world.
What
would it benefit you if you gain all the power and riches of this temporal
world yet you don’t have the love of God? Nothing except emptiness which
surely will eventually lead you only to nothingness and depression. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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