John
6:66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him
John
Macarthur calls this an abrupt departure. One moment they are following and
listening to what Jesus is saying and the next they are gone. They didn’t like
what He had to say; it was hard for them to get beyond what they had been
taught to hear what He was trying to teach them. Jesus’ life is an example to
us in many ways, well in every way really. His life shows us how others might
treat us and His life shows us how to accept that treatment. There will be many
who will never understand why we do the things we do or why the choices we make
are so often contrary to popular opinion; yet, this is no reason not to make
those choices. Jesus didn’t change His message when others didn’t accept and
left Him; nope, He continued on in His Father’s will. This is the same for us;
we can’t just choose to stop what we are doing when we meet opposition because
it will come. No, we must model ourselves after Jesus, and keep on.
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