“From that time many of His disciples went back and
walked no more with Him.” (John 6:66)
Following Christ and loving God doesn’t assure you a place
in God’s family. Cornelius was devoted to and feared God, prayed, and gave
offerings, yet was lost, unaware he faced eternity separated from the God he
loved until Peter shared the good news of salvation Jesus offered. Cornelius
and his family trusted Jesus as Savior and Lord, and God welcomed them into His
family (Acts 10:1–48).
The many disciples who turned back from following Jesus were
merely listeners following a teacher out of curiosity. But when The Teacher revealed
their selfish motives, they were unwilling to accept He was the Messiah and chose
to no longer walk with Him. Are you following Jesus as only a curious listener,
or have you surrendered to the lordship of Christ? A personal relationship with
God’s Son is the only way to join God’s family.
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