Living Each Day With The Son of God

By Mary Vee
John 6

A Disciple Who Walked With Jesus

Photo by Mary Vee
The ruins of the synagogue in Capernaum

We went into the synagogue on the Sabbath in Capernaum to worship. On this day, Jesus taught, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

Many Jews who attended the worship grumbled among themselves. They said, "How can He come down from heaven. Isn't he Jesus, the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, I came down from heaven?"

Their grumblings were not so quiet. Jesus heard them and said, "Stop grumbling among yourselves. No one can follow me unless the Father who sent me draws him. Those the Father draws to me I will raise up on the last day. 

"It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' So, everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 

"No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God. Only he has seen the Father. I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.

"Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert. This did not give them everlasting life, because as you know, their bodies died. 

"I am the bread of life. The bread that comes down from heaven that gives everlasting life. This is bread for your soul and gives everlasting life."

After hearing Jesus speak, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"

Jesus said, "Does this offend you? What would you say if you see the Son of Man rise up to heaven to where he was before? The Spirit gives life. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe."

Later I learned that Jesus had known from the beginning which of those men did not believe and who would betray him. 

Jesus said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

Sadly, many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. 

I was one who stayed. Although I didn't understand all that Jesus taught, I knew in my heart that this man was the promised Messiah foretold by the prophets. For this reason, I couldn't leave him. I had to stay and learn all I could. Imagine... sitting, walking, living each day with the Son of God. That is what I did.

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*Author of blog's note: If you have questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section. I will see them and will answer as best I can or direct you to a source.


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sources: 
*A Harmony of the Gospels for Historical Study, An Analytical Synopsis of the Four Gospels by William Arnold Stevens and Ernest DeWitt Burton, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1932
*New International Version, New King James Version. 
*My Bible College training.
*My notes and walk through classes I've taught in Children's church. Answers to student questions, etc.
*Pastoral sermons on this time
*Matthew Henry Commentary
*F. LaGard Smith Commentary
*My notes from my trip to Israel.
*Photos from my trip to Israel.