John 6:44–45 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
No one comes to the Father except by the precious blood of the Lamb. In the sacrifice of Jesus we are united into the Body of Christ. The only thing that can separate us from God is unbelief. Whomsoever believes in Him will no perish but have everlasting life. The Father has always known those who would believe in Him. Carla
John 6:35-40
35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (NKJV)
Bread of life means “bread which supplies life.” Manna satisfied physical needs for a while; Christ satisfies spiritual need forever (4:13, 14).
Seeing does not necessarily mean believing (verse 30; 11:46–57), although sometimes it does (11:45; 20:29). On the other hand, Christ blesses those who believe without having seen (20:29).
For indicates an explanation of the previous statement. Christ will not cast out any who come to Him because He came to do the Father’s will.
The will of the Father is twofold: (1) that all who come to the Son will be received and not lost; (2) that all who see and believe on the Son will have everlasting life. The NKJV Study Bible
I am the bread of life Since the audience continues to miss the point that Jesus is referring to Himself as the one sent by God, Jesus makes the point explicit.
Jesus uses seven metaphorical “I am” statements to define His role as Savior and Messiah (4:26). These sayings also carry strong overtones of being claims to divinity. He identifies Himself as the bread of life (verses 35, 48, 51), the light of the world (8:12; 9:5), the gate for the sheep (10:7, 9), the good shepherd (10:11, 14), the resurrection and the life (11:25), the way and the truth and the life (14:6), and the true vine (15:1).
Jesus briefly sets aside the topic of the “bread of life” to expound on the issue of the Jews’ persistent unbelief, reiterating His role as agent of the divine will and stressing that eternal life is gained through belief in Him
No one who believes in Jesus will be rejected by Him.
John 6:54
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 17:2
as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
John 17:24
“Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
And this I know my friends: We live in an emotionally and spiritually de-hydrated world, thirsty for the sustaining balm of builders of healing places and repairers of our world. Because we live in a culture of bluster and ado, we forget that we can make a difference. And more often than not, the wrong people get the attention. Sabbath Moments
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