Wednesday, April 1 This is the will of my Father, that everyone who recognizes the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life.​—John 6:40.

[Áine]

Wednesday, April 1

This is the will of my Father, that everyone who recognizes the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life.—John 6:40.

 

For us to benefit from Jesus’ flesh and blood, we need to exercise faith in the ransom. (Eph. 1:7) Those Jesus referred to as “other sheep” do not and should not partake of the bread and the wine at the annual Lord’s Evening Meal. (John 10:16) Nonetheless, they benefit from the flesh and the blood of Jesus Christ. They do so by exercising faith in the redeeming value of his sacrifice. (John 6:53) In contrast, those who should partake show that they have been brought into the new covenant as prospective heirs of the heavenly Kingdom. Consequently, whether we are of the anointed or of the other sheep, we need to exercise faith and thus gain everlasting life. w24.12 13 ¶14, 16

 

Memorial Bible reading: (Daytime events: Nisan 12) Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Luke 22:1-6

[Brad Smith]