The Only Voice That Matters

John 6:60-69 just really touched me last night and I wanted to share it here for all of you as well. Jesus was teaching people about how he is the bread of life and the disciples were having trouble understanding the cost of following him.




60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
 66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
   67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”




I just love that answer to the question, "You do not want to leave too, do you?" And Peter says- "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." 


It seems like our lives are inundated with voices telling us how to live- many of these voices are in direct opposition to scripture. It gets so difficult to drown out the chaotic noise of this world and listen for the One true voice- the voice of God. I would encourage all of us today with the thought that no voice matters but the One that "has the words of eternal life".  We have no one else to go to that matters. Jesus is the only one we need, the only one who can lead us, the only voice that matters. And His voice can be heard when we quiet ourselves, spend time in the Word, and spend time in prayer, seeking Him. Imagine the changes in our lives, in our church, and in our world if we all just took some time to break away from all the distracting voices of the world and listened to the one and only voice of God. 

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Isaiah 30:21