Contemplative Bible Reading

John 6:29 (New Living Translation)

29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”

This is Jesus speaking. Jesus tells everyone that there is only one work God wants from mankind. Pay attention to this one, folks.

Believe in the one God has sent. Believe that this Jesus fellow who came from Nazareth is the Christ, the one anointed to take away the sins of mankind.

That is the only work or action God wants from us, from me. Surely, there must be more, right? Wrong. Surely, this is just a little thing, right? Wrong. Believing that this poor fellow from a poor town is the Son of God is a huge thing. It is so big that many fail to grasp it. Many of us who do grasp it have our days when we just sort of mess up badly. Still, this is the only work God wants from me.

Please God, help me to do this one thing.