Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

At the end of John chapter 6 many of the people who followed Jesus decided to go their own way. John alludes to the fact that Jesus’ teaching about eating his flesh and drinking his blood was a step too far for those who left. Although John explains that Jesus is not talking about them literally eating his flesh and drinking his blood, many people still decided that once the fish and bread had finished it was time to find a new guru. Today there are still many people following Jesus for what they can get rather that for who he is. And as Jesus challenged his first century follower, so he challenges us. Why are you following me? Is it because you know that I am the bread of life? Or is it because I have supplied all your needs and healed you body?

Like Peter, we must categorically say “Lord you have the words of eternal life and you are the Holy one from God! So who else can we go to!

The innocence of the Christ-child, God wrapped up in flesh, will soon be forgotten as Jesus becomes the ultimate sacrifice for all the wrongs we have done, all the wrongs we do and all those we will do in the future. For those of us who know him and are members of his kingdom, he is the only one with the X-factor this Xmas!