Devotion:
Read John 6:35-38.
In the setting of our scripture for today, Jesus has just miraculously fed a crowd of over five thousand people from a few loaves of bread and some fish. Not surprisingly, the crowd wants more of Jesus and his miracles, so they follow him around. Their hungering for physical bread gives Jesus a teaching moment to talk about spiritual life and sustenance. He states that he is the bread of life.
When we trust Jesus the way John intends for us to in this book of the Bible, the presence and promise of Jesus is so satisfying that it helps us to stay focused and our obedience to Him is strengthened. Faith is like drinking water that satisfies the deepest longings of the soul. The satisfaction grows and becomes productive in living out our faith, like a well overflowing. Through faith, Christ becomes in us an inexhaustible fountain of satisfying life that lasts forever. Through his sacrificial death and resurrection, Jesus provides the bread of eternal life for God’s children. Bread is wonderful and nourishing, but it can’t feed our souls. Only Jesus, broken for us, can do that.
Personal Worship Option:
Father in heaven, thank you for our daily bread. And thank you for sending Jesus, who nourishes and satisfies our souls. Give us confidence to share the news about the “Bread of Life”. Amen.
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