John 6:68 "Simon Peter replied 'Lord, to whom would we go?'"
Jesus has just finished teaching a fairly difficult lesson. He told the crowds that his true followers will eat his flesh and drink his blood. This by the way led early skeptics of Christianity to assume that Christians were all cannibals! Either way, Jesus was of course referring to his crucifixion and the resulting tradition of the Lord's Supper or Eucharist. Many found this talk of eating flesh and drinking blood to be a bit too wacky for their taste, and they deserted Jesus. Jesus turned to his twelve disciples and asked them if they too would now leave him. Peter responds by saying "Where would we go?"
Where else do I have to go? If I am not following Jesus, what other hope, what other future, what other plan do I have? Certainly there are other religions and philosophical systems out there to be followed, but let's be real, they're all pretty much a sham. There is only one who predicted his death and resurrection, and pulled it off! I need to keep my focus and my aim on Jesus. I'm not drinking the Kool Aid or buying into a false bill of goods, I am choosing to follow the One who came and died for me. He died for me while I was yet a sinner. He died and he rose again for me. Where else would I possibly go? Who else would I possibly follow? Who else could possibly deserve my heart?
Dear Jesus, help me to keep my eyes on you. Help me to recognize all other suitors as they are-as phonies and idols. You created me. You love me. You died in my place. I will go nowhere else and I will follow no one else. Amen.
