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E V E R Y D A Y L I G H T
Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
Without a Rival
"From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer
followed him." (v. 66)
-- For reading & meditation: John 6:60-71
The next aspect of Christian uniqueness we consider is the Person of
our Lord Himself. "Christianity is Christ," said one great preacher.
"He is not just the Founder of Christianity but its very foundation.
On Him rests the weight of bringing all men and women to God." It is
important to reflect at this point, as John Stott reminds us, that
Christians must claim uniqueness and finality only for Christ, not
for Christianity. We have to admit that over the centuries things
have been done in the name of Christianity of which our Lord would
not approve. The historical figure of Jesus and His teaching is the
criterion by which everything must be measured. "Jesus Christ," said
Bishop Stephen Neill, "is not in the least like anyone else who has
ever lived." No one else in history can be compared to Him. You do
not select Jesus Christ from rivals; He stands alone. He is not the
first of a class; He occupies the category all by Himself. Simon
Peter realized this, as we see from the passage before us today. When
Christ's followers started to drift away because He began to
disappoint the hopes they had of Him, it seems the disciples started
reconsidering their position too. Jesus knew what was going on in
their minds and broke in on their thoughts with the question: "You do
not want to leave too, do you?" (v. 67). Somehow that question seemed
to clarify their minds. They saw in a flash His inevitability. Peter
answered for them all: "To whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life" (v. 68).
PRAYER:
O God, drive this thought more deeply than ever into my soul that
there is just no substitute for Jesus. He has no rivals. How glad I
am that I belong to Him and He belongs to me. May the wonder of this
fact grow and glow within me day by day. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Phil. 1:21; Col. 1:27; Rev. 3:20
1. What is the hope of glory?
2. What has Christ promised to those who respond to His voice?
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