John 6:60-63
60 Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” 61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
When we are faced with difficult things from God's words, we can question and complain, or turn an ear to hear and remember that Jesus rose from the grave, alive forevermore. He gives us that same life by His Spirit; our own efforts and abilities cannot give the understanding that comes only from God. Our pride therefore takes offense and complains or turns away instead of stopping to listen.
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