Breaking the Word

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: 'They shall all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (Jn 6:44-51)

Father takes the initiative. Son does not do anything except to accept whomsoever the father sends. Those people who come to Jesus are taught by the father. The disciples are not Jesus’ choice but that of the father. Father chooses the disciples and he sends them to him and he teaches them before sending them to Jesus. But they have not seen the father.

Belief in Jesus is essential. Only those who believe are given eternal life and they are raised fro the dead. Once again, eternal life and the life of resurrection are gifts. These are not rewards for what they have done or what they have achieved but purely for their belief in Jesus.

Jesus is the bread from heaven. The manna that was eaten by the ancestors did not give eternal life. It was only temporary. In contrast to manna the bread from heaven, that is Jesus, is lasting and life giving. Whoever believes in Jesus and participates in Jesus has eternal life. Physical Jesus (body of Jesus) and his earthly life are life giving.   

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen (me), you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it (on) the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him (on) the last day." (Jn 6:35-40)

Jesus says that he will not reject anyone who comes to him. People often in the society have choices. Even among the people who come to any person, the person chooses according to many factors. The factors could be of religion, of material wealth, social status etc. Jesus ha sonly one factor in viewing the people who come to him. The people are sent by the father.

Jesus does not lose anyone who is sent by the father. Jesus not only chooses them he also does not lose them for anything. He values the persons given by the father. People are important and they are valuable because they are sent by the father. So the value comes because of the father. Anything that comes from the father and anyone who has a value in the sight of the father are important for Jesus.

The people who are sent by the father are important and they are not lost by Jesus. They in their turn should believe in Jesus. If they believe in Jesus then they are rewarded with eternal life and the life of resurrection. Eternal life and life of resurrection are gifts and this is the will of the father.