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37 All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; 39 and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. (John 6:37–40, 44-45, RSV2CE)
REFLECT
All that the Father gives Jesus will come to Him.
No one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws them.
Those who come to Jesus are taught by God.
The Father came to me and told me about himself. He told me to go to Jesus.
If I come to Jesus He will not cast me out.
Jesus came to do the Father’s will not His own will.
Jesus will save all that has come to Him from the Father. This is the Father’s will which Jesus does!
If I am drawn by the Father, if I listen to the Father, if I am taught by the Father, if I Obey the Father by going to Jesus, if I see Jesus and believe in Him, I will have eternal life and be raised.
PRAY
What does it mean to come to Jesus? Many people play church and think they have relationship just like Judas who was a disciple and apostle. Judas was the absolute closest you could get, yet, he never came to Jesus. Was he was not drawn, was He not listening, was he not taught or was he not willing to obey the Father? Where was the disconnect?
Each step builds on the last, if you reject a step, you cannot go all the way.
How do I know if I am drawn? (Are all drawn)
I am drawn because I am here doing this reflection. I try to be with Him everyday. I love Him. I try to do what He wants.
Do I listen? (Not all are listening)
I try to read the word and I try to live my life with his commands. I repent when I fail. Which is often, but I get up and turn again to him and away from sin.
Do I want to be taught? (Most do not want to be taught)
I want to know and understand his way of living in this world. I want to know and do what his plan for me is. Not to build a life for myself and my comfort, but like Jesus, to love and give himself away for the kingdom. I am to listen to the Word of God and obey it crucifying my own flesh by carrying my cross every single day. If I am not even willing to be taught I cannot move forward. (Being born again is if I am willing)
Do I want to obey? (This is supernatural)
I have to want His will in order to obey. Most people are trying to build a comfortable life here but this is not heaven or our home. We are to be building our home in heaven with what we do here. Like Mary, I am to completely trust his journey for me, not my preference. Mary had many hardships and yet was not disturbed. She was completely docile to the journey God had for her. God’s plan includes evil. Nothing is out of His control, this has all been incorporated into the plan from before the foundation. He sees ALL at one immediate time. I must trust!
Do I want His will not mine? (This is supernatural)
Do I really want His will or do I want Him to want my will? To tell the truth I want the latter. I need grace to change my heart. To want his will is to live like Jesus. Not worried about what the world is doing, no politics, no building houses and lives. To live as His child doing what He has chosen and determined for you to do.
Jesus came to tell people about God, tell them there is a kingdom, tell people to get into the kingdom you must stop thinking worldly and do a complete opposite turn around, REPENT. You must love God, and love others for the love of God.
To love God is to let Him CHANGE YOU into a new person. To love God is to obey his commands. The old person is broken and dying from self destruction. He made us to be in communion with Him all through our earthly life as we get to know Him and live with Him forever. He cannot be in communion with those who will not love, He is Love.
I am willing to suffer for His Glory? (This is supernatural)
This world is broken and people are not listening and wanting to love God. They do not want his commandments. They think they are restricting, when in fact they free the soul. It is dangerous and evil days. You will be persecuted for telling the truth to those who refuse to hear. You will be persecuted for living differently. You will ironically be persecuted for LOVE. Because true love warns of dangers and the soul is in perilous danger here but worldly people think the opposite.
Am I willing to be drawn, listen, be taught and obey? I AM WILLING, HELP ME!
Each step builds on the last, if you reject a step, you cannot go all the way.
Lord, please create in me a new heart and spirit!! CHANGE ME!! Amen.
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