Human Inability

When was the last time you went on a church retreat? You probably came out of that experience feeling great, and on a spiritual high. One of the greatest miracles in the Bible is when Jesus fed 5,000 (which, including women and children, was probably around 20,000 people.). These people got to listen to sermons from God Himself for a few days, and then they were fed by His amazing power. It sounds life an awesome retreat!

Jesus had a huge surge in popularity (after all, why not follow a guy who can instantly fill my stomach?), but it was short lived. He follows His biggest miracle with one of His heaviest sermon in John 6:44: "Non one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him."

What does this message tell us? It tells us more about man that it does about God. It shows us that we are incapable of coming to Christ, unless He helps us. What is it that prevent us? Is it our physical incapability? No; after all, we just have to drop to our knees and repeat a string of words. Anyone can do that. No, rather our human inability comes from our very nature itself. As Charles Spurgeon puts it, "Permit me to show you wherein this inability really does lie. It lies deep in his nature. Through the fall, and through our own sin, the nature of man has become so debased, and depraved, and corrupt, that it is impossible for him to come to Christ without the assistance of God the Holy Spirit."

But this is what separates Christ, our lord and God, from the rest: Luke 18:27, "Jesus replied, 'What is impossible with men, is possible with God.' " Although we are incapable of coming to Him, He is not incapable of coming to us.

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