TURNING POINT

 

Sunday, September 14, 2025

 

TURNING POINT

John 6:1-2

6 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

 

John 6:65-66

65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

 

          John chapter 6 is a turning point in the ministry of Jesus. Early in the chapter we find multitudes following Jesus because he healed them and fed them. Later in the chapter, when He tried to teach them, they walked no more with Him.

 

          Listen to the sadness in Jesus’ voice as he asks the twelve “ Will ye also go away? John 6:67 Would Jesus have to start all over after so long a time? Would the loaves and fishes, the restored eyes, and straightened limbs count for nothing?

 

          Resignation turned to confidence as Peter simply but boldly declared that there was nowhere else to turn. “Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”  John 6:68-69

 

          People make similar choices every day. Do we walk away from Jesus seeking another biscuit and fish stick or do we endure difficulty because this is Christ, the Son of the living God?

 

Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. AMEN