Believe

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” - John 6:29

Isolated by itself, this is a fascinating sentence. When looking at the context, it is an answer to a questioned posed by some followers. The question was this: “What must we do to do the works God requires?” (John 6:28)

And the answer: “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” Had the question been posed to the likes of, well, me, I might have started a long list of great things that could be done in the name of Christ. There are many things that our community needs; I live in such a disadvantaged area.

I’m guessing that that the Sea of Galilee had its needy areas also. Yet Jesus' answer is…spot on. Because it gets down to the number one priority. Believing in the One God has sent. That is what is most important. Then let the rest flow from there. And...it will.

Are you doing the works that God requires? I pray you are.