Verse Thoughts - John 6:68-69

"Simon Peter answered Him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that You are the Holy One of God.'”
- John 6:68-69

Personally, I find these to be some of the most beautiful words in all of the Bible. They’re SO good, SO true, and SO beautiful. This has quickly become one of my all time favorite verses. I suppose I just find it incredibly relatable as well. Just the realization that without Jesus, there’s nothing, that really, who or what else could we ever go to? He’s it! He is EVERYTHING, and all we will truly ever need. If we don’t have Jesus, we don’t have anything.
There’s just a broken world full of broken people and broken things, and oh how desperately this dying world needs Him! Our one and only hope, our ultimate treasure, our precious Savior and King.

And! Something crazy to consider; these amazing words, they come from Peter— a man who goes from speaking wonderful truths such as this, to having to be rebuked by Jesus (Matthew 16:23), and even denying Jesus three times (Matthew 26:74). Talk about having ups and downs! If anything, the fact that it’s Peter who spoke these words makes it all but the more beautiful. It’s such a wonderful reminder of how we all truly are— sinners who mess up everyday, and desperately need a Savior. We give Peter a lot of flak for his royal mess ups, but the truth is we are ALL like Peter. We can be on the mountain top one moment, and in the next, back down in the creepy, creepy valley. We are all wretched sinners. But thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 7:25)! There is hope to be found in Him and what He has already done for us, the One Who alone has the words of eternal life. Amen! Now let’s share this Good News with the world.