John the apostle wrote how Jesus told the people looking for Him, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him. As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Does this offend you? What and if you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him”, and in chapter six and verse sixty-five of his book, John shared how Jesus told His disciples, “no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father” where we read:
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me,
except it were given unto him of my Father.
The verse reads, “And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, ...”. John began with the words, “and he said” or “and Jesus uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “therefore said I unto you” which means “then, wherefore, consequently and these things being so I, Jesus, uttered, declared and proclaimed to His disciples”, “that no man” or “that no person whether male or female” “can come unto me” which means “is able and capable of arising, appearing and coming forth to me, Jesus” unless the following occurs. John shared how Jesus reminded His disciples how He told them no person is able to “come forth” to Him unless the following happens.
The verse continues, “... except it were given unto him of my Father.” John added the words, “except it were given unto him” which means “lest or unless coming to Jesus was granted, bestowed, furnished and supplied to that person” “of my Father” or “by and from Jesus' Father God”. John shared how Jesus told His disciples that no one is able to “come” to Him unless it is “granted and provided” by God the Father Himself.
When we consider John's words in this verse, we understand how important it is for “God” to give a person “access” to Jesus. Unless the Heavenly Father gets involved, no one is able to come to Him. God loves people, and His desire is to have everyone relate to Him through His Son Jesus. Jesus came into the world to die for their sins because sins separated people from God the Father. When they believe and trust in Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive their wrongs and grant them everlasting life with Him in Heaven. Let all who read these words receive the access to Jesus that God the Father gives and yield their life to Him as they do.
Next time John shares, “from that time many of his disciples went back”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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