Those that Walk Away

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
-John 6:66

I was recently in a church service, during the middle of the service a group of people stood up and walked out. I am not sure why, but I believe it was because they did not like the style of worship that was being offered. I then began to think about the above scripture. The people that turned away from Jesus was not because a dislike of a worship style, rather because Jesus said that they must "eat his flesh" and "drink his blood." This statement would be tougher to grasp than just listening to some worship and seeking God for an hour.

Christianity is not about "worship preference" it is about becoming uniquely connected to the risen Christ. Those that walk away miss out on the journey of a lifetime. Those that walk away miss the grace that has been given. Those that walk away from a worship service in any of there forms never walk toward worship on their own time. Those that walk away from the church, walk away from Christ. Those that walk away from Christ walk on a broad path which leads to destruction.