“Don’t you know what is written in the
Scriptures?” Jesus queries. “It says,
‘They will be taught by God.’ That means
that everyone who pays attention to what my Father has to say and adjusts their
life accordingly will eventually come to me with no reservation.” John 6:45 EFP
Jesus is
unrelenting. He is drawing them in. He is doing everything to help them cross the
line of unbelief they have drawn in the sand over which they refuse to cross. “The Bible confirms what I am saying! Look it up.”
He pleads. “You have spent all
your lives hearing the word of God and yet you fail to understand it is all
being fulfilled in your hearing today!”
Simply being
acquainted with The Scriptures is not enough.
Knowing the content of the Bible does not equate to entering into a
living and loving relationship with Jesus.
Unless the Word gets into me and evokes a need for a change in
direction, being “in the Word” is pointless.
But if I see in the Bible a way to get to know my Savior, and the God
who sent him, then it makes all the difference in the world. It’s life-changing. God wants to teach me. I am the student. But more than simply an instructor who passes
on information, he is a mentor who wants to instill his will in my heart and rub
off his love on me. To know him more is
to love him more. To love him more is to
live for him more.
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