Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:29

"Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." — John 6:29 (ASV)

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

The greatest, the best, the most acceptable work in all the world is that you come and trust Christ. This saves you; nothing else will do so: This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

That ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

This is the point. You would like me to work miracles. You would be glad to have a very wonderful, mysterious experience, but this is the thing you ought to seek after – the grandest, greatest thing that you can have: that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God,

"The highest and best work which you can accomplish is"

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.

The grandest work that any man can do is to believe on the Saviour whom God has sent. There are some who despise faith, but Christ was not of that number. He honoured it exceedingly when he said, in effect, "This is the Godlike work, the work which is nearest to God's heart, that you believe on him whom he has sent." Dear friend, are you struggling after that which is high and noble?

Would you do the best day's work that was ever done in any mortal life? Do not run to this or that invention of your own, but be content to believe on him whom God has sent. This is the first, the highest, the noblest work, the work which gives to God the greatest pleasure.

That you believe on him whom he has sent.

Faith is the noblest of the graces; it is the very essence of true worship; it contains within itself the seeds of all excellence; and the man who believes in Christ has done that which is more pleasing to God than anything else in all the world.

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.

This is a wonderful statement, which is just as true now as when Christ uttered it in Capernaum. The greatest and best work that any of you can do is to believe on Jesus Christ; though, in another sense, this is not a work at all, but ceasing from your own works, and resting in the finished work of Jesus Christ. But if any man would do that which is most acceptable to the thrice-holy God, let him believe on Jesus Christ whom God has sent.