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John 6:28-29
"So they said to him, "What shall we do that we can accomplish the works of God?" Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in the one whom He sent."
I used to have a lot of atheistic thinking in my head and heart before I was converted. And so my problem right away wasn't to accept Christ, it was simply to "back up" as it were and work on believing He was even real. I heard about the story of Christ, and thought to myself, "I'd like to believe in Jesus, if he were only a real God. But I'm not convinced in my head that he is."
So I can really identify with John 6:28-29 in the respect that it does take work - study and time spent searching history - to believe in the reality of Christ and of God. Once the evidence overwhelmed me that he was real, then the "spiritual side" of "believing in the one God had sent" had to be won in my heart. And with that, I had a problem being okay with suffering and serving others. I really didn't have the love of God in my heart yet. But eventually and slowly, that love began to grow in me.
I think today the work I need to be focused on is trusting him enough to actually do something that's out of my comfort zone.
So I think that this piece of Scripture is an ongoing work - that believing in Him is a constant work we do by getting in the Word, studying, praying, allowing the Spirit of God to change and transform us, seeking counsel from others and service. This work doesn't save us, but this work keeps us in fellowship with God.
"So they said to him, "What shall we do that we can accomplish the works of God?" Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in the one whom He sent."
I used to have a lot of atheistic thinking in my head and heart before I was converted. And so my problem right away wasn't to accept Christ, it was simply to "back up" as it were and work on believing He was even real. I heard about the story of Christ, and thought to myself, "I'd like to believe in Jesus, if he were only a real God. But I'm not convinced in my head that he is."
So I can really identify with John 6:28-29 in the respect that it does take work - study and time spent searching history - to believe in the reality of Christ and of God. Once the evidence overwhelmed me that he was real, then the "spiritual side" of "believing in the one God had sent" had to be won in my heart. And with that, I had a problem being okay with suffering and serving others. I really didn't have the love of God in my heart yet. But eventually and slowly, that love began to grow in me.
I think today the work I need to be focused on is trusting him enough to actually do something that's out of my comfort zone.
So I think that this piece of Scripture is an ongoing work - that believing in Him is a constant work we do by getting in the Word, studying, praying, allowing the Spirit of God to change and transform us, seeking counsel from others and service. This work doesn't save us, but this work keeps us in fellowship with God.