Life Without Offense

"You do not want to leave too, do you?" asked Jesus asked the twelve.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord , to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God."

Then Jesus replied, "have I not chosen you the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil". (he meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him). John 6:67-71

Previously Jesus had been teaching about the fact that we must eat his body and drink his blood (really appropriate Him into our lives). Many had left Him and now Jesus asks His disciples if they also want to leave.

Simon has taken on the role of spokesman. His reply is my reply. No matter what happens in my Christian life I could not leave the Lord. Offense could not take me away, no one else could entice me away, for I know Him and He is good. He is very good!

Judas would betray because of offense. He did not really know Jesus, he wanted Him to perform for him. Judas wanted to bottle the Lord and pour Him out when and how he wanted.

I cannot put my Lord into a bottle of my making, I must release Him to be God, because that is when He really shines.

This is how my Lord is with me. He gives me parameters and says, "Go!" He does not insist that I beat myself, abuse myself for the gospel but He also knows that as I lay down my life for my fellow man I will shine. Interesting concept isn't it?

Try Christianity, His way. Amen!