Friday, September 26, 2014
John 6:33, 35 " ... the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry ..."
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
How many meals do you eat in a day? Two? Three? Well, tomorrow you're going to need to eat again. The food we eat -- as delicious and nutritious as it may be -- is limited in what it can provide. Not only is the food you eat on a given day unable to sustain you for very long, the meal you sit down to will not feed even a few other people besides you.
Even when Christ performed the miracle of the loaves, and used one boy's lunch to feed a crowd of well over 5,000 people, the next day they all needed food again -- and many had another free lunch in mind when they went looking for Jesus.
When they found Him, Jesus told them, " ... you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill" (John 6:26).
The people would not consider the fact that Jesus miracle of the loaves showed him to be the Son of God, the promised Christ. They were too focused on the food needed for this life.
Jesus had been sent by His Father to be the Bread of Life for all people, not just for a few thousand. And He had not been sent to provide life for a while here -- but life with God forever.
This Jesus promised when He said, "I am the bread of life" and added:
" ... my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day" (John 6:40).
But how can even the Son of God give life without end to all who come to him (trust in him)? At the conclusion of His Bread of Life sermon Jesus answered that question plainly and clearly.
He said that the bread He would give for the life of the world was His flesh.
When you hear Jesus' words, "I am the bread of life," if you think of actual bread, I suggest you think about the buns that some people traditionally make for Good Friday. Each of these buns bear the mark of the cross. Those buns are usually gone by Easter Sunday, but the Bread of Life who gave His flesh for the sins of the world on Calvary's cross -- He lives forever.
Trusting in Him ... so do you!
