Bible reading: Genesis 21-23, John 6:27-71
Reel Thoughts:
Jesus did a peculiar thing at the end of one of his public appearances in the book of John chapter 6. After people sought after Him because they'd seen the "razzle dazzle" i.e. the miraculous healings and such, he challenged those who weren't truly committed to walk away. In fact, He went a step further, He publicly exposed the people's thinking and dared them, implored them, and even asked His own disciples, "do you want to leave too?" Why would He do that?
I think about Abraham's ordeal in Genesis 21, where God challenged him to sacrifice his own son, and Abraham proceeded to obey until God stepped in and stopped him. Why would God go that far to test one man's obedience and commitment to Him? That's probably a far less significant question than this one. How would you respond? What keeps you from walking away from God, when clearly as a man or woman of free agency, you could do so at any point in time. Particularly when it gets difficult to believe, or when you feel like God's requiring too much of you. What causes you to stay? Therein probably lies the answer to what drew you in the first place.
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