Jesus Is The
Bread of Life...John 6:41-51
Just like Pat Chambers felt her scripture passage for the blog
she wrote was perfect for her, I have the same feeling about this passage in
John.
Jesus said, “Yes, I am the bread of life!” John 6: 48.
I love bread and there is very little that satisfies me more than
bread--the aroma of it baking, the delicious taste, and the joy of baking it
and sharing it with others. In fact, for
several years I kept a bread starter going and fed it every couple days. By feeding it, I was then able to use some of
the starter to make delicious loaves of bread.
Often there was more than we could eat and I was able to share both the
bread and the starter with others.
However, in one of our moves, I lost the starter because a bread starter
needs to be fed to keep its yeasty action going. I miss not baking it now. But every chance that I get, I relish the
taste of good hearty bread.
But the passage in John 6:41-51 is not about my love for
bread. It is about Jesus once again
using the ordinary experiences in our lives to teach us something. By referring to himself as bread, a common
staple in our diet, I believe he is saying that we need to feed on him daily
for our spiritual nourishment. Just like
the aroma of baking bread permeates a home, Jesus wants our lives filled with
his presence so that it permeates our lives forever. Also, just like bread starter needs to be
fed, we need to feed on his word. When
our faith is strong, we then can share it with others.
In this passage, the crowd has difficulty in believing that Jesus
is who he says he is. They know his parents and therefore reason that he is
ordinary just like them. And what does
he mean when he says they are to eat from him and never be hungry again? We can sympathize with their confusion. So often we want proof, but Jesus wants us to
chew on his words, to feast on his teachings, and to believe in him, our
Savior.
Some things to think about:
-When you think
of Jesus as the Bread of Life what does that mean for you?
-What kind of
bread would you choose to best describe Jesus?
Why?
-How will you
keep your starter going?
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