John 6:62

“Would is make any difference if you were to see me, the Son of Man, ascend back to heaven from which I came?” John 6:62 EFP

This statement seems to come from left field!  Just when I think Jesus has concluded his message for the day, and in apparent response to the growing discontent spreading among his disciples present that day, Jesus asks this question.  “What if I went up into the sky and back to heaven right here in your presence?  Would that stop your grumbling?  Would that convince you of the validity of my claims?  Would you believe then?”

The answer is left unanswered.  There is an implied “no.”  The fact is Jesus would ascend back into heaven.  The event would be witnessed by “his disciples.”  But not on that day.  That event, still in the future, would be the final scene in the minds of Jesus’ disciples.  That picture would undoubtedly replay many times in their remembrance. It would make a difference.  But only those who believed in him would be counted among the ones who would witness the event.  The event would not be the basis for their belief.  What evidence do I have today on which to base my belief?  Are the miraculous moments in my life the basis for my belief or are they the confirmation?  I must remember that believing comes before everything in the spiritual realm. Without it, nothing of worth happens.

I long for the day when, as the song says, “my faith shall be sight.”  On that day Jesus will not be ascending, but descending from the skies…for all those who love his coming today!