Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [14] 12/16/2025 (Evening thought)

John 6: 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone which sees the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day…. After making it plain to them that it was eternal life, and a deep relationship with God he was offering to establish in their hearts, it became obvious that very many of them soon lost interest in Him. And according to the sacred record things reached a tipping point where most of them turned back from following Jesus, and their decision to turn their back on God was never afterward reversed.

John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will you also go away? However, some of them treasured their relationship with Christ more than any temporal blessings, and healing, and just as it was with Job, Caleb and David, it was forward ever, backward never….. John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

[The Desire of Ages pp 392] By the public rebuke of their unbelief these disciples were still further alienated from Jesus. They were greatly displeased, and wishing to wound the Savior and gratify the malice of the Pharisees, they turned their backs upon Him, and left Him with disdain. They had made their choice, had taken the form without the spirit, the husk without the kernel. Their decision was never afterward reversed; for they walked no more with Jesus.

John 6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [13] 12/15/2025 (Morning thought)

John 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

And as the good news spread by word of mouth and as friends, neighbors and families who were healed, showed undeniable evidences of God’s supernatural power in their literal bodies, there was a rush for the door as it were, for no one wanted to miss out on what was the chance of a lifetime. John 6: 23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

Now, we must be abundantly clear, Jesus did not have any problem with persons who were seeking Him for these things, for they are necessities of life. The problem was when they sought Him only for these things, to the point where if these necessities were removed, persons would then turn back from following Him…. John 6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

John 6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when came you hither? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, You seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled…. From this point onward in the narrative, things took a turn for the worse for when Jesus tried to explain to the people that God’s kingdom is not primarily about food, drink, shelter and healthcare, many of them were surprised and very disappointed.

John 6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!