Today’s Thought “Awaiting Another Prophecy” G. Ward

John 6:66-68

 As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.  So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

Heretics prey on the practices believers pervade on society, particularly during the lengthy Christmas season. It can often compel believers into defense mode, up to an insistence we vocalize the term Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holiday as if that will bring them to truth (* vv.59-64). Moreover, tremendous offense from believers happens when these same heretical leaders refer to the pagan origin of this holiday as if this is really a spiritual epiphany for any. In other words you’re telling me there’s no workshop at the North Pole?

The missing component is unadulterated worship of the only KING; who never sought personal pleasure, or defense for Himself, along with never rallying the troops for social injustice, compelling us in the same (Eph.5:1-2). Our modernity really doesn’t accept the words of Christ as the cure-all; we want to co-pilot to ensure an imminent crash (Isa.55:8-9).