August 04, 2020: SOAP #3897:  2Kings 22; 2Chronicles 34; John 6

Scripture:  John (NIV) 6:44 “No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 No-one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life.

Observation:  What caught my attention was the number of personal pronouns in this passage, (verses 44-59).  There are 20 times Jesus said “I” or “me.”  And He also referred to himself as the “one who has seen the Father,” “the one sent from the Father,” and “the Son of Man.”  This is a good passage to read if one wants to know who Jesus thinks He is, or what He says about Himself. 

Jesus is clearly the central figure in all of God’s endeavors with mankind.  Everything that God has done in creation, in choosing Abraham and Israel, in prophetic utterances, in fulfillment of those prophecies and those yet to be fulfilled—it all centers around Jesus!     

Application:   Jesus must be the central figure in my life.  That is what it means to call Him Lord.  He is either Lord of all or He is not Lord at all.  It I call Him Lord, I must listen for His voice, respond when He calls, obey His commands, and give Him the credit for all that is accomplished through His direction. 

Prayer:  Jesus, there can be no doubt.  You are the only one worthy to be called, “Lord.”  You are central in my life.  There is no activity in which I am involved that you do not participate with me.  My life is in your hands. Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity! 

Note:  In the morning I will be checking into the local veteran’s hospital to have a heart cath.  This procedure is to determine what will be needed to repair one of my heart valves.  That procedure will happen later in the week, or next week.  My plan is to write a SOAP tomorrow, but should I be detained, I thought I should let everyone know.  God might use this time for you to write your own SOAP.   Your prayers are appreciated.  Leon 😊