LEARNED

John 6:44-45 (KJV)
"44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me."
Jesus here is making reference to Isaiah 54:13 – “And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” Our well-being is centered in the Father teaching us. To hear and to accept the Father’s presence in our thoughts is the most valuable discovery we can ever come into; He cannot teach us until we do.
His gentle yet firm presence must not be perceived as our conscience; His voice, His presence is much more distinct and “other.” He is not us and we are not Him. The prophets spoke of this “learning,” this discovery as the means by which God draws us. Carson describes it in these words, “When he compels belief, it is not by the savage constraint of a rapist, but by the wonderful wooing of a lover.”
An infant exiting the womb is surer of His voice than we who have accumulated nonsense all our lives. This is why Jesus said “…we must become as little children…” How do we know we have come to Jesus? It is when we have “learned of the Father” and we know the Father is telling us to.