Jesus had just taught hard and difficult truths. The crowd was angry and left because the Lord told them they only followed him because he fed them. As the crowd of less committed “disciples turned back and no longer followed him,” Jesus asked his closest disciples if they would forsake him, too. Peter’s response was a confession of faith. He knew where all truth originated! He had heard the voice on the Mountain saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; listen to him!” (Mark 9:7) Peter had seen Jesus’ words change reality, still our storms, destroy all barriers to God’s love, and clarify God’s truth and demands for righteousness. Indeed, Peter knew that no one else had the words of eternal life! So Jesus comes to us and asks us to identify the voices we allow to shape our lives and realize that only Jesus has the words of eternal life! “Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:68.
January 21
January 21, 2025
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good
