41 At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

43 Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.

44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

— John 6:41, 43-44

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

30 I and the Father are one.”

— John 10:28-30

There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

— Romans 3:11

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

— Romans 8:38-39

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

May God’s immense love be with you. 

While walking and ministering on earth, Jesus offered ample proof of His heavenly authority. His sinless life, along with His powerful words and works, attested to His equality with the Father. Any open, sincere and unprejudiced person would have honestly considered His claim. Jesus is who He said He is—the incarnate Son of the eternal God. He said, “No on can come to me unless the Father who sent Me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” Each believer of Jesus Christ represents a precious gift from the Father to His Son. The same Heavenly Father who sent Jesus draws people to Him. And no person understands the depth of their sin or seeks salvation in Christ without the Holy Spirit’s illumination and intervention. 

The truth Jesus explained that day speaks to us today. In love, compassion and grace, the Father draws people to believe in His Son. God regenerates dead hearts with spiritual life that rolls forward until believers experience the glorious consummation of their salvation on the “last day.” Hallelujah! Praise God! The eternal life that God ignites within His children brings a new quality of life that begins immediately, never ends, and cannot be taken away.