Do You Want to Leave Me?

John 6:67

"You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.

After teaching a particularly difficult lesson, a number of Jesus' early disciples turned away from following Him.  At that point Jesus inquired of His apostles, "You do not want to leave too, do you?"

In today's world, we are challenged to answer Jesus' question regularly.  The world is quick to create its own standards when the desired behavior is different than the Word directs.  The arguments are so eloquent and enticing as they provide a pathway that seems easier and more attuned to our fleshly desires or, at the very least, is more compliant with what we are willing to tolerate.  

Today there are many so called Christian churches teaching their own version of Scripture.  They choose not to follow God's Holy Word as it is written.  In effect, they are walking away from Jesus because His lessons are too hard for them to follow.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You that You have provided Your inerrant Word for us to follow.  We pray that You enlighten us.  We ask that You open our minds so that we may understand the exact standard to which You are calling us.  We beseech You that You may perfect Your strength in our weakness so that we may be steadfast in following the way, the truth and the life that is Your Son, Jesus.  We ask all these things in the name of Jesus, the One who is the way, the truth and the life.