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Jesus makes an astonishing statement when He declares: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For 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 6:35-40).
When the teachers of the law heard this they began to grumble, “. . . “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” (John 6:42). But Jesus was talking about the spiritual Bread that nourishes the soul.
“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: ‘they will all be taught by God. ‘Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 43-51).
When we think of bread, we think of something that accompanies a meal, not something that is the meal as Jesus indicates.
When Jesus tells us that He is the bread of life, He is also telling us that we will never hunger again. It means that Jesus is enough! When we come to Him and partake of His life, we will never hunger after another savior to redeem us; we will never hunger after another teacher to instruct us.
Jesus’ peace is enough, His presence is enough, His fellowship is enough; His atonement is enough, His Lordship is enough, His Kingdom is enough, His grace is enough, His mercy is enough, and His love is enough. He is the bread of life.
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Thank you very much for your comment, Teresa. Jesus is everything we need. His love is sufficient for all of us.
God bless
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Noel, I don’t know how but your posts seem to always come right at or after a lesson God is trying to show me. God is enough. And I love how you pointed out how we think of bread as part of a meal, not the meal itself and therefore not enough to sustain. But God is enough…He’s more than enough. Thank you!
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Thank you very much Afi. To God be the glory. We serve a big and mighty God. His grace and mercy is sufficient for all of us.
God bless.
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He is the bread of life indeed! His grace is enough–even when we struggle to see it. What love!
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Thanks Tom. Jesus’ love for us has not limit and there is enough for every one of us
Thanks for stopping by. God bless.
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great post with an awesomely powerful closing….l will re-read this a few times! :
“Jesus’ peace is enough, His presence is enough, His fellowship is enough; His atonement is enough, His Lordship is enough, His Kingdom is enough, His grace is enough, His mercy is enough, and His love is enough. He is the bread of life.”
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Your comment is much appreciated. I am glad you like my post
Jesus is the bread of life and His grace is sufficient for all. God bless
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It is so easy for us all to develop an attitude of discontentment. One sure remedy for this attitude is shown in the life of Paul. He learned contentment only after he had lost everything the world had to offer, but still experienced God’s comforting presence and grace in his life.
May the Lord bless us wiht contentment without having to lose everthing of this world, but if need be, may we be willing to lose all for Him.
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The Lord bless you for those words of wisdom my friend. “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:12).
thanks a million for stopping by and leaving a comment.
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As long as I realize that God is enough, I have peace. When I look for content and happiness in other places, I do not have peace.
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Great post!
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