John 6:66-71, John 7:1-9 - Audio

Coming to the end of a long, and somewhat difficult, chapter in John, we find at the end of chapter six that the "hard teachings" of Jesus have driven many in the crowd to no longer follow Him. While Jesus most definitely has compassion on the crowds, He is not going to tone down the true message to keep the "numbers" up--His will and direction are clear, and He is doing the Father's will even while many turn away. Of course the disciples themselves know there is no one else to turn to--"only you have the words of eternal life!" says Peter. Starting chapter seven, we even see that his brothers don't believe in Him and challenge Him to be more public if He is really wanting to gain a following. Again, He knows the Father's timing, and it doesn't match with human expectations.