Woke up with the message - "667" ; having done this a couple of months back where it was for a Bible Scripture, I search and found: John 6:60-70
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[a] 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.”
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
** Note from Andrew Wommack Notes:
If a situation like this happened to me, where multitudes that once followed my teachings left, I could just hear the scuttlebutt: “Did you hear about what happened to Andrew? He used to be a great teacher. He used to be anointed, but it’s all over now. No one is coming to his meetings. What a shame!”
Most of us would evaluate success by the size of the crowds. But Jesus was different. Response to His message wasn’t what was important to Him. The thing that drove Him was the acceptance of His Father, not the crowds. He had said what He heard His Father say (John 5:19, 30; and 8:28), and He knew that His Father was pleased. That’s all that mattered to Him. That should be all that matters to us.
Jesus wasn’t pleading with His disciples and asking them to stay. He was, in effect, saying, “There’s the door if you want to leave too.” Jesus was totally secure in His Father’s love.
Andrew Wommack's Living Commentary.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
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[a] 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.”
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
Footnotes: John 6:63 or are Spirit
Note on John 6:67
Jesus had just seen many of His would-be disciples leave Him. Yet, instead of trying to get them back or grieving over His loss, He turned to His twelve disciples and offered them the opportunity to leave too. What security!If a situation like this happened to me, where multitudes that once followed my teachings left, I could just hear the scuttlebutt: “Did you hear about what happened to Andrew? He used to be a great teacher. He used to be anointed, but it’s all over now. No one is coming to his meetings. What a shame!”
Most of us would evaluate success by the size of the crowds. But Jesus was different. Response to His message wasn’t what was important to Him. The thing that drove Him was the acceptance of His Father, not the crowds. He had said what He heard His Father say (John 5:19, 30; and 8:28), and He knew that His Father was pleased. That’s all that mattered to Him. That should be all that matters to us.
Jesus wasn’t pleading with His disciples and asking them to stay. He was, in effect, saying, “There’s the door if you want to leave too.” Jesus was totally secure in His Father’s love.
Life For Today Study Bible Notes
Note 14 at John 6:67: Considering Jesus’ previous reactions to rejection (Matthew 11:20-24, 12:24-45; Luke 4:28-30, and 5:33-39; see note 11 at John 6:61), it would be inconsistent to interpret Jesus’ question to His disciples as a statement of desperation imploring His disciples not to leave. Rather, it should be interpreted as Jesus demanding the same commitment from His twelve disciples as He just preached to the multitudes. Jesus was not seeking to turn people away, but He was not going to compromise to keep them.Andrew Wommack's Living Commentary.
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