“Anyone who eats my body and drinks my
blood has eternal life. I will raise those
people up on the last day of this world as you know it.” John 6:54 EFP
As if there was
any more need for clarification, Jesus reiterates and expands the previous
statement, replacing the “Son of Man” with “my” when referring to eating the
flesh and drinking the blood. It almost
sounds as if Jesus is trying to repel them with the imagery.
His body and
his blood are the antidote for eternal death.
Jesus is pointing to his atoning and reconciling sacrifice through which
is body will be offered and his blood spilled on our behalf. The question,
however, still remains: How do we eat the body and drink the blood? What is the
spiritual interpretation of this act of faith?
Does Jesus
leave it to the masses to figure it out?
Is it one of those moments when Jesus would state he is saying something
in a cryptic way so that those who hear will not understand and those who see
will not see it if they chose to not see or understand? Why does Jesus say such things? He wants everyone to come to the knowledge of
the truth and be saved, doesn’t he? How
do I fall into the category of those who hear but do not understand or even see
and don’t get it? Lord, deliver me from
intentional obtuseness. Teach me to surrender my mind to you so I can
understand spiritual thoughts.
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