Jesus had a knack for saying things to confound our simple minds. I’m beginning to understand there was a greater intent in His words than we often take the time to evaluate.

Let some of these statements resonate for a moment…

“Except you eat the flesh of the Son… Abide in Me… The Father in Me, I in you… I Am the life… I came to give abundant life…” and so on, suggests something much more fundamental than a morally good lifestyle… as in simply claiming to have made a profession of faith, and then trying to live by the principles of the Bible. Jesus is actually proclaiming He alone holds the empowerment to grant life where there is only death!

This is why it is so important to capture the entirety of Scripture! Feeding on a dab here and a pinch there opens the door for a missed message…