“From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.”
John 6:66
It is not an accident that this verse is 6:66…
In the book of Revelation it mentions that the number 666 is the number of man… The number of the anti-Christ… The number of the world…. The number which has nothing to do with Christ.
John 6:66 is showing us that when we walk away from Jesus, we are walking into the ways of this world; into the hands of Satan; into our own desires and wants.
But, as children of God, we are called to a higher standard. We are called to turn away from the world and into the arms of Christ. We are called to glorify our Father in Heaven; our Lord; our King. We are called to honour Christ in the ways we act and speak in this life. For when the devil attacks us, He is attacking Christ within us. He is attacking us in hopes that we dishonour our Lord… And many times we do. But we have to remember that the unbelievers are watching us with hawk eyes. They’re watching to see what we do in trials and tribulations; in temptations and suffering…
Will we be of this world and turn away from Jesus, or will we surrender all that we are to Him, our lovely Father, Friend, Brother and Lord?
May we walk towards Jesus Christ, and aim our sights and hearts on the crown of righteousness… And consistently turn from the mark of Satan.