COME AND BE SAFE
John 6:35-40
THE TEXT
John 6:35-41
35 Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But you haven't believed in me even though you have seen me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day."
New Living Translation
INTRODUCTION
Throughout the Bible the Word is repeated over and over again in verses, played out in stories in the lives of men and women and in parables we can remember and relate too. I believe that God plan is to ingrain the Word in
Our hearts and minds for spiritual growth and development.
Some who followed Jesus ask this question; John 6:28-29
28 They replied, "We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?" 29 Jesus told them, "This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent."
In all our getting this is the understanding that God the Father wants for us. From Jesus' time on earth to now on it has not changed. The Bible is complete in its instructions with principles spread throughout the 66 Books.
The work is the work of the soul, not the work of the hands. It is a work of the heart. It is not a work that man can do independent of God. It can only be done through God. It starts with a recognition of one’s sinfulness
THE BREAD OF LIFE
35 Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
The bread is the 66 books of the Bible. Only the Word is life giving. Only the Word is life sustaining. The Word is food for the soul. The Word promises food for the body for the faithful
The never thirst is the constant abiding satisfaction in the Lord. He is all we need. In Him is the promise of the desires of our hearts. The promise is with trials and tribulation which we are strengthen to endure
YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO BELIEVE
John 6:36
36 But you haven't believed in me even though you have seen me.
Everyone has seen the works of the Lord. No one is without the experience of the Lord’s glory around them each and every day. Many refuse to believe what they see is the Lord’s work,
Rom 1:20
20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Even the most evil and the most vile person who have never set foot in a church does not exist without the Lord’s mercy. He works in our lives without our acceptance of Him or our consent.
YOU WERE GIVEN TO JESUS
John 6: 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
God the Father has given every believer, past present and future,
Whether he be born yet or not to Jesus. It is God the Father that caused
You and I, to come to Jesus.
Notice the text says we were given to Jesus and will come. Our salvation has never been in our hands. Jesus says He will never reject those given to Him. Our only choice is when we accept Jesus. We have a choice of how much hell, how many trials and tribulations we endure before accepting the invitation. We are only safe in Jesus.
JESUS IS COMMITTED TO THE FATHER’S WILL
John 6:38
38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
Because of His love for us, Jesus volunteered to step down from heaven
As Lord, take on the position of a servant to do the Fathers will. In the heavenly realm choices were made on your behalf. The Holy Spirit didn’t do it, the Angels in heaven couldn’t do it, But Jesus did it. Jesus took on Human flesh so His blood would satisfy the Father’s demand for justice.
YOU ARE IN GOD’S WILL
John 6: 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.
God the Father has a will, Jesus has a will, the angels have a will, and we are given a will. It was the Father’s will that initiated the plan of salvation.
I can not tell you if God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit got together and decided on you and me. We are not told. At creation we see all three working in unison to bring the world into existence (Genesis 1).
We were given to Jesus for safe keeping. You cannot get lost from Jesus.
We all make mistakes and ge off the straight and narrow path, But you are never lost from Jesus. You can’t make a mistake too big for Jesus to reject you.
Jesus gave His commitment to those given Him to His disciples
Matt 18:12 "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
The text give us the purpose of Jesus for His commitment. You will be raised up on the last days. Your entry in heaven is guaranteed. Why would the Lord do this to us? We are certainly unworthy of this commitment, His grace and mercy is undeserved, but given because of His love.
DIVINE SALVATION FOR YOU
John 6: 40 For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day."
The first thing we see is that God the father is involved in all phases of our salvation.
God the Father executed His will
He sent Jesus to be the author of our salvation
He position our mind to see Jesus
He selected all believes
He drew every one He chose to Jesus
He fixed the mind each believer accept Jesus
He planned our entry into heaven
SUMMARY
JESUS IS THE BREAD OF LIFE
YOU WERE GIVEN TO JESUS FOR SAFE KEEPING
NO ONE GIVEN TO JESUS WILL BE CAST OUT
YOUR SALVATION IS THE FATHER’S WILL
JESUS VOLUNTEERED TO BE YOUR PAYMENT FOR SIN
THE WILL OF THE FATHER FOR YOU IS TO SEE JESUS AND BELIEVE
YOUR PLACE IN HEAVEN WAS PREPARED THE MOMENT OF YOUR BELIEF
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