John 6:30
So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?
They were looking for some great sign to believe. Belief comes from exchanging your life and getting a new one from Jesus. Being born again. John 3:16
John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
When you are really thirsty you speak about it. When we have a refreshing drink to quench our thirst we also speak of how good it is.
We come to Jesus by serving Him. We come to Jesus by opening the Bible and reading it. We come to Jesus by prayer. We come to Jesus by meeting with other Christians. We come to Jesus by searching for Him in the Scriptures and in life. And we come to Jesus by worshipping Him with our mouth in trust that He will provide.
Do you thirst for more in life? Go to Jesus and learn from Him.
John 6:36
“But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.
There is a saying that seeing is believing. Seeing is not believing. It is the opposite. When we believe than we see. Mark 11:24 “Therefore I say to you. All things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.”
First you pray, then you believe and then you see! If you wait to see to believe, you will be disappointed. If you believe Jesus before you see the answer, you won't be disappointed. Romans 10:11
John 6:40
“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
When we come to understand who Jesus really is and believe Him we have eternal life. We also have the hope of this eternal life continuing in heaven. Eternal life is not just going to heaven. Eternal life is a new life in Christ that starts at our new birth. We can live in this eternal life, or we can ignore it.
Let us look to Jesus and believe Him for the issues of our life today.
John 6:47
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.
Belief brings life to our soul. Life flows from God, so belief opens our minds and changes our speech and actions to be about kingdom business.
John 6:64
“But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.
One of Jesus' disciples who did not believe was Judas Iscariot. Not all that claim they are Christians are truly saved. It is those who have believed. So speak with belief. If you aren't believing, go to God for renewal. As Christians, we can live for a while with unbelief. That is called being asleep.
Don't sleep. Wake up and believe God to move in your life.
John 7:38
“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'”
Belief brings living water. What is this living water? It is the vitality of life. It is the fulfilment of life. It is the joy and the sustaining ability of God. How does this water flow? It flows as we act on our belief in faith. Confess what you believe and act on it.
What are you believing God for?
John 8:24
“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
If we don't believe, we die in our ability to live for Jesus. Romans 8:6 “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.”
John 8:30
As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.
Belief comes from hearing and receiving with an open heart. Mark 4:20 “And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold." Bearing fruit is doing good works that are instructed from the word you hear.
John 8:46
“Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me?
The Pharisees did not accept what Jesus taught. But it was not because of not being true. It was because He threatened their power. Let us believe what Jesus teaches. It will give us true ability to live for Him. Don't let your position in life keep you from believing what Jesus says.
What Jesus says is true. And our belief will cause us to speak God's truth. Truth is not always seen in the natural first.
John 10:26
“But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.
The decision to believe and the decision to follow Christ go together. If we don't believe we won't last. Isaiah 7:9
John 10:37
“If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
Works show there is something to believe in. Jesus showed us by His death and resurrection that He is the Son of God. Jesus shows us today that He lives within by the comfort we receive from Him. And Jesus will show us His power as we follow His leading.
John 10:38
but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
Believe because of what Jesus says, or believe because of His works. Realise that Jesus is from God and does the works of God. He does not do them just in New Testament times, but also He continues to do them today.
John 11:15
and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.”
Lazarus died while Jesus was by Jericho near the Jordan river. This would be a long days hike from Bethany. When Jesus got there, Lazarus had been dead four days. This was an opportunity for Jesus to show His glory by raising Lazarus from the dead.
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
There are 2 types of life and 2 types of death. We live naturally after birth and spiritually when we are born again at salvation. John 3:3,16 We die a natural death and a spiritual death if we have not been born again. The result of our rejection of Christ or ignoring Christ is to be cast into hell, the lake of fire. This is the second death. Those who believe don't experience this death.
John 11:26
and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?
This belief causes us to not die the second death. We are free from the wages of sin. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Jesus paid our wages by dying for us.
John11:40
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
Belief causes us to see the glory of God. The glory of God brings the power of God. We will see God's power when we believe. Jesus showed Martha and Mary His glory and power by raising Lazarus from the dead.
Are we quiet about what God has promised, or do we believe?
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