Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Departure of Many Disciples
Text: John 6: 66-67
THE DEPARTURE OF MANY DISCIPLES
The decision made was almost predictable. The so-called Disciples decided that they would no longer be followers of the Lord Jesus.
“From that time many of His disciples went back
and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to
the twelve, ‘Do you also want to go away?’”John 6:66-67
1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand
a) This was a remarkable miracle.
b) It could have drawn many to believe in Jesus.
c) But after this Miracle, many decided that they would not want to be the disciples of Jesus anymore.
2. The decision of the so-called disciples
a) They decided that they did not want to follow Jesus any further.
b) Their decisions were not unexpected.
c) On the human side
i) They could not get their way with Jesus.
ii) They wanted to make Him king but that did turn out as they had expected.
iii) They wanted to ask Jesus to give them bread always.
iv) They were not prepared to look at things from a spiritual and eternal standpoint.
v) They were not prepared to do their part in seeking to understand the hard sayings of Jesus.
d) On the divine side
i) They did not have faith.
ii) They were not taught by God the Father.
iii) Thus they were not given life eternal.
3. An important question raised up to the Twelve
a) Would these disciples also decide to go with the crowd?
b) Would they choose to stop following Jesus?
c) This was a decision that they had to make.
d) The option of ceasing to be the Disciples was offered to the Twelve?
经文：约翰福音6：66-67
许多门徒的背离
这是意料之中的决定。这些所谓的门徒决定他们不要再跟随主耶稣了。
“从此，他门徒中多有退去的，不再和他同行。 耶稣就对那十二个门徒说：‘你们也要去吗？’”
《约翰福音6：66-67》