“Not one single person can even feel the
need of me unless my Father who sent me draws them to me.” Jesus continues. “But those who come to me I
will raise up on the last day.” John 6:44
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Think about it—the
people he is talking to are there with him.
Did the Father draw them to him?
Is he referring to the mass of humanity that came looking for him from
both sides of the sea? If that is the
case, then he is making sure they understand that present reality. They are speaking to him because his Father
drew that out of them. They didn’t come
on their own; the Father made it possible.
Yet in spite of
the fact the Father brought them, they are unable or unwilling to accept his
claim. They are physically with him, but
they are not spiritually making the connection.
In order to be counted among those who will be raised up on “the last
day” I must not simply come to Jesus, but “come to him” inside my heart and
mind. In other words, I have to believe
in Jesus as the Son of God—my Savior. Recognizing Jesus as a great man or a miracle
worker is not the point at all. It is
not enough for me to be physically present where Jesus may be or to even participate
in an activity that includes and invites the presence of Jesus. It takes a commitment of my mind, my
strength, my soul, and my heart. Nothing
less than what Jesus was willing to commit to me.
I still have a
way to go….but I want it more and more every day.
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