Jesus: Fulfillment of the Contract Part 2
30th in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment Jesus: Fulfillment of the Contract Part 2 Observations of John 6:60-71 What happens when you start a job with visions of your importance and the opportunity to make a difference and then you discover that you are just another cog in a big machine. I’ve had friends, after two weeks on a new job, come face to face with the reality that there is no perfect job. Humans are often optimistic and frequently idealistic; and the realistic assessment of ourselves and others can be startling without a firm grasp of the nature of this world and the hope that’s held out to us. If we had been with Jesus while he was on this earth and paid attention to what he said, then we might have grasped the hope that only he could offer. Up to this point in the Gospel of John chapter 6, Jesus had demonstrated his power over nature by walking on water, performed multi