The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven
John 6 v 41

The language of spiritual babies is mur-mur, mur-mur, just as much as newborn babies cry ma-ma, ma-ma.

Ever been to a football game where one of the team was boo-booed. Statistics reveal there is an increase of people booing their own teams. Well, the Jews mur-mured at Jesus because He said `I am the bread which came down from heaven’.

V43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, `murmur not’.

There is a physical heart condition called heart murmur and the two most common causes are narrowing of valves or leaky valves. This condition usually leads to heart disease. In most people, blood flows quietly through the heart. In others, this blood flow can be heard with a stethoscope as a heart murmur during a physical examination. Heart murmurs may come and go or vary in intensity from time to time.

While I make no claims to understanding the medical implications of heart disease, in the spiritual realm Jesus hears our heart murmurs voiced or unvoiced, when our minds narrow or we cannot contain the truth.

We lack understanding and are easily offended and just as in the physical condition, our spiritual murmurs may come and go or vary in intensity depending on the circumstances.

Even the disciples of Jesus murmured. V61 It was his, Jesus’ disciples that were offended because the flesh quickened and not the spirit. (v63) The flesh profits nothing. Notice he did not say the flesh profits something or a few things. It profits nothing, zero.

Fortunately our spiritual murmurs can be brought under the power of the Holy Spirit. Destroy every argument and lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God and bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).

We must evaluate all our ideas, thoughts and viewpoints in the bright light of scripture and turn our murmurs into praisers.


Excerpt from the book Spiritual Nuggets