Good Morning All!!
John 6:68; “Simon Peter answered Jesus, “Lord, to what person could we
go? Your words give eternal life”
“If
there is something strange in your neighborhood; who ya gonna call?” Some of you are already singing along. When there is trouble who do you turn to? This has been a theme of many movies and TV
shows. Mission: Impossible, Charlie’s
Angels, many of the lawyer shows and many of the detective shows like Rockford
Files, The A-Team all fit the bill. When
you are down to the last straw and you can’t find anybody to help these are the
people you call to fix stuff.
Our verse for today
occurs after a somewhat difficult teaching by Jesus to his disciples and
followers. Many of the followers left
because the teaching was too hard for them.
When Jesus asked the disciples why they stayed with Him; Peter answers
with this verse. Peter’s answer in the
form of a question is the question that we need to answer today. “To what person could we go?”
In our pluralistic
society today, you can find many answers.
Most of the answers actually end up telling you to just ask yourself for
you know what is best for you. So when
the Bible tells us that this path is the best for us and the world tells us a
different path is acceptable, who do you turn to? God gives us the Commandments because this is
how we best achieve our maximum potential and our greatest happiness. When God speaks of respect for each other in
terms of those in authority or of our own body or the health, property, or
reputation of our neighbor; we benefit from this as well.
Yet the world tells you
that you can ask anyone we want and take whatever advice we want. So the question we have to decide is do we
want the guidance and direction of the omnipotent Creator who loves us enough
to have his only Son die for us or do we want those of the world who seek to
take advantage of us, who want to manipulate us and take from us what God has
given? Who are ya gonna call? Who are you going to trust? That is what it really comes down to. Do you trust God, who loves you, redeems you,
and has given you the hope of salvation and eternal life or do you trust the
devil and the world? Both of these seek
to destroy you, to deceive you and to make your life a literal living hell? To what person could we go?
This is what Peter
meant. There is only one source of
comfort, one source of consolation, one source of hope and that is Jesus. We really and truly have no one else to turn
to. So who ya gonna call? Call upon the Lord and he will deliver you.
Dearest Father, in this world you are our only hope. You are our only source of comfort and
consolation. Give us the wisdom and
courage to trust in your unfailing love.
Give us the courage to cling to you as our only source of hope. Give us the peace that we so desperately
need. We ask this in Jesus’ precious
name, amen.
God’ Peace,
Pastor Bret
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