The Words of Eternal Life

UV 3663/10000 The Words of Eternal Life Simon Peter answered, “ Lord, to whom shall we go? You ( alone) have the words of eternal life ( you are our only hope). John 6 v 68 The disciples with the exception of Judas Iscariot clung onto the hope they had in Jesus. Having observed Him at close quarters, the words He spoke, the miracles He did, the authority He has over even the elements of nature that no earthly ruler before or since ever had, they firmly believed Him. Unlike many who abandoned following Jesus, the twelve stuck with Jesus. Only Judas chose to ally with the devil as he had reservations about the mission of Jesus. The rhetorical question Peter asked, “ Lord, to whom shall we go?” is a summary of our own situation today. We have no one else to go to for eternal life, for grace, for mercy, for salvation, for help, for breakthroughs in our earthly challenges and answers to our existential dilemmas. The words spoken by Jesus is precious. It gives us a new perspective, a grip on the ultimate truths. Jesus alone in history declared Himself as the only way to God, to the abundant life, to eternal life, to resurrection from the dead. He does not impose the choice on us. We can listen and follow His words like Peter or abandon Him like many others or appear to follow Him but follow the way and words of the enemy of our souls as Judas did to betray Him. There is no doubt expressed by Jesus about His mission and vision of salvation. His words provide the rock solid foundation of our faith. He spoke plainly and simply. We only need to believe His words and follow Him like the eleven and not be sidetracked like Judas. In the midst of this world-wide crisis of the Covid pandemic, Jesus alone gives us hope and clarity in what we should do. We should only cling to the words of eternal life He speaks to us. We only need to internalize, personalize and speak the words of Jesus.