Jesus adds a reminder, “There is a reason I told you that
no one can be drawn to me unless my Father makes it happen behind the scenes.” John
6:65 EFP
And He
has. I believe this is the point of this
statement. He makes similar statements
in verses 37 and 44. Now Jesus reminds
them. The events of today that brought
you to me are happening because my Father willed them to happen. The fact the
group of seekers is there is made possible because it was in the Father’s plan
for it to take place. For you. Today.
But in a sense
this is true on a cosmic level as well.
All that is good and perfect comes from the Father (James 1:7). Jesus coming to earth is made possible
because of the will of the Father. The
plan of salvation is born in the loving heart of the God. It is not as if the Father wills some to be
saved, while excluding others from the same gift. The father “so loved the world” are the
telling words of the classic John 3:16.
God placed in my heart a desire to be with God, a longing to know
Jesus. I may deny it. I may squelch it. That is my choice, but the Father wants me to
know him and understand him through his Son.
He lives to see me live forever.
That is more than awesome.
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