Friday, March 9: John 6- Believe.

At every turn John is inviting people to believe in Jesus. Over and over again in many and various ways, belief in Jesus shows itself to be the heart of John’s Gospel. John longs for all his readers to believe.

About mid-chapter there is a brief exchange between crowds and Jesus, that again points people to belief in Jesus. In verse 28, the day after the miraculous feeding of 5000, the crowd came to Jesus and asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?" Any number of answers were available to Jesus. Jesus chose the simplest answer, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." Believe in me, Jesus says.

Questions abound, circumstances arise, but the base of all spiritual issues is answered above. What does God require and desire? That a person believe in Jesus…

Do you believe in Jesus… Do you?

Lord, Jesus, I believe. Help me with those areas in my life where unbelief still exists. Help me, Lord, to believe totally and completely. Amen.