Words Of Life

Read: John 6:60-71

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. --- John 6:68

The Bible In One Year:
Psalms 30-32

In his book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, Neil Postman warns us of the danger of a world of information overload. He reminds us of a chilling futuristic vision --- Aldous Huxley's Brave New Word, which describes a world thoroughly flooded with information. But that data is manipulated so that none of it has any significance.

A glace at the Internet or a magazine rack hints that we are living in just such a culture. We're drowning in a sea of information often marketed by the unscrupulous. We need discernment to choose wisely whom we will listen to.

In John 6, Jesus delivered His "I am the bread of life" message [v.35]. It was a sermon so controversial that, at its conclusion, many of His followers went away and stopped following Him [v.66] They chose to stop listening to the voice of Christ. When Jesus challenged His disciples as to whether they would also walk away, Peter wisely responded, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life" [v.68].

In a world swamped with confusing and contradictory information, we can, like Peter, turn to Christ for wisdom. He cuts through the words of confusion with words of life. --- Bill Crowder

There's so much wisdom to be learned,
So many ways for me to grow,
Lord, I would listen like a child,
And learn what You would have me know. --- K. De Haan

IF YOU WANT TO BE WISE, LISTEN TO JESUS.