So I am reading through the book of John right now. Its been really really, really good!
As I am reading John 6, this verse just jumped off the page.
The work of God is this, to believe in the one He has sent. John 6:29 NIV
I must admit, this phrase is stuck in my mind right now and its causing me to evaluate so many things.
Living Bible :: Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
CEV :: Jesus answered, "God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.
Wycliff NT :: Jesus answered, and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe to him, whom he sent.
The Message :: Jesus said, "Throw your lot in with the One that God has sent. That kind of a commitment gets you in on God's works."
Jesus could not have made it in any more simple. Could it be that the very thing God wants me to do here on earth is just believe in Jesus?
One commentator put it like this, "Jesus' reply to their question sharply refocuses their attention on trust in God and his grace--The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent (v. 29). Jesus, the Good Shepherd, has finally gotten them to face in the right direction. It is not many works that God requires but one work. And that work is to believe, to trust in Jesus as the one sent from God, as God's unique Son who offers God's grace. Jesus' work is to reveal the Father (cf. 4:34), and our work is to receive that revelation and align our lives with it."
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