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TODAY’S WORD…

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…many of Jesus’ followers turned back

and would not go with Him any more.

So He asked the twelve disciples,

“And you – would you also like to leave?”

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Simon Peter answered Him,

“Lord, to whom would we go?

You have the words that give eternal life.”

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– John 6:66-68 (GNT)

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REFLECTION…

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Today, perhaps even more than ever,

many of Jesus’ followers appear to be moving away from Him

and from His teachings.

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Why?

Basically because we tend to be selfish

and that makes us desire instant gratification and solutions,

which are, invariably, always short-lived.

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Jesus, on the other hand,

teaches us to accept sacrifice and suffering now,

but promises us eternal fulfilment.

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This fulfilment – this new life, which only Jesus gives –

in fact commences from the moment we recognise Him as Lord;

from the moment we truly accept Him in our lives as the Way, the Truth and the Life.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord, Giver of life, to whom shall I go?

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