Have you ever known people who reject the truth of a thing just because they do not understand that thing? We have done that with Jesus from the beginning of time. Like people of old, we sometimes reject the facts of the Lord because we cannot understand the facts about the Lord.
In John 6:68, scripture tells us of a time when some of Jesus’ disciples turned from Him and went back to what they could understand. They went back to what was comfortable because they refused to accept the truth and facts of Jesus.
Scripture says Jesus was teaching them about who He was – that He was the bread of Life. He told them no one could have eternal life except they eat the bread of His body and drank of His blood. You will find this account in John 6:48-59. Many of His disciples found this too difficult to understand. They couldn’t believe what He was saying. So, they turned away from Him and headed back to what they knew.
Then in John 6:68-69, scripture says Jesus asked the twelve disciples “Do you also want to go away? But Peter answered Him, Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also, we have come to believe and to know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
In a way Peter was saying, “Jesus, Who else can You be? You have the words of eternal life. Who else has that? You are the bread of life. Who else is that?”
The disciples knew Jesus in a personal way. They had seen Him work miracles in the lives of others. They had seen Him do the unimaginable. They had seen Him talk with God the Father. They had seen Him escape the harm of the Jews.
Who else could He be if He were not the Christ? That is what Peter was saying to the Lord. Who else can You be if You are not the Person we have come to know You to be?
So, I have some questions for you. Perhaps there have been times in your life when Jesus wondered if you wanted to go back. So, for you and for your life, Who else can Jesus be if you cannot believe He is Who He says He is?
Who else can heal the sickness you have that no one else can heal? Tell me.
Who else can mend a broken heart so that it continues to beat to life? Tell me.
Who else can take away the pain of loss you have suffered so that you can live again? Tell me.
Who else can save you from the world and save you for Himself? Tell me.
You may not understand everything in the Word of God, but who else can help you believe everything in the word because you believe Who is the word? Tell me.
Peter was confidently saying to the Lord, we may not understand what You just said, but what we heard we believe because we believe everything spoken by You.
Who else then can help you come to a place where you may not understand all that you hear but you can believe all that He speaks? Tell yourself.
Don’t ask yourself but tell the Lord who else are you going to follow. You believe, you know, and you understand that He is Jesus, the Son of the Living God. He is no one else. And no one else can be who He is.
When you don’t understand all that the word may say, believe anyway. When you don’t understand all that is happening around you, believe God anyway. When your sickness is not healed the way you want, believe anyway. When things don’t go the way you want, believe anyway.
Who else can do what seems impossible to be done. Only the Lord can, so believe in no one else. When you do this, you are saying to the Lord, “Who else am I going to believe if I cannot believe You are who You say You are.”
You will never find anything He is not able to do, so you will never have occasion to look for someone else to turn to when it means turning away from Him.
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