Spirit and Life

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 9:31-42 ~~~ Psalm 116 ~~~ John 6:60-69 ~~~

 Does this shock you?

In our world today there is not too many things that shock us.

We are surrounded, thanks to the media, with so many horrific things

 that we have become numb to being shocked.

What would shock you today?

Have you ever thought about it?

The terrible events on 9/11 certainly shocked our entire nation,

but now not even flying jets into buildings would shock us.

How sad our world has become.

I challenge you to look for anything positive that shocks you.

Jesus was preaching about wonderful things...

life eternal...nourishment from his body and blood...

raising people from the dead...

All of this was too much for many of his so called followers;

so they turned and walked away.

Would you have stayed?

Do you believe these things today?

Even if you are a faithful attendee at church; 

do you truly believe?

Do you still hold on to some form of doubt?

It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail.

The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life.

Jesus is the only one who can nourish

 our soul and our body.

He gives us his spirit of life.

He gives us his body and blood to sustain our soul.

Who gives you more?

 Master, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.

I want to have the conviction

 like Peter when he spoke these words to Jesus.

To whom shall we go, there is no other like our God.

There is no other who has a fraction

 of the capacity to love like him.

There is no other who has the words of eternal life

even if they make such empty claims.

Let yourself be shocked, that is blessed,

 by something good and wonderful during the next few weeks.

It might not make the news, just let it shock your heart.

We are Blessed with Spirit and Life.

~~~Peace~~~