Daily Walk Through the New Testament

August 17

Read John 6:41-71

Will you walk in the dark with Jesus, or will you walk in the light alone? In this life you will face questions. Before that time comes, you must answer this question: “Will I press on, even if I don’t have answers?”
Ponder these words from John 6: “Many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more” (vs. 66). Why would people who had previously chosen to follow Jesus, seen His miracles, and experienced the life-changing power of His message choose to leave Him? To put it simply, they didn’t understand.
Often in life, unanswered questions become the impetus for falling away. But as Christ followers, unanswered questions should lead us to take steps of faith that forge our relationship with God. Your questions do not intimidate God — He is bigger than your biggest questions. But you must decide if your are willing to follow without having all the answers.
Choosing to follow Jesus means finding the answer to the question, “Who is He?” When you find that answer, you discover that the answer to “Why am I hurting?” Is not that important, because you would rather walk in the dark with Jesus than walk in the light alone.