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John 6:35, And Jesus said unto them, “I am the bread of life.  He who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

 

Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled.”  Jesus

 

When the people of Israel wandered in the desert for forty years God fed them with manna, bread from heaven; it gave them the sustenance to keep them alive.  The manna was given the people in the morning with specific instructions to gather according to their need and to eat all gathered.  “Because the scripture saith, He gave them bread from heaven, it does not follow that it was heavenly bread, or was intended to be the nourishment of souls.” (Matthew Henry Commentary).  The manna was good for only the bread eaten after being gathered.  If any leftover was manna kept until the next morning, it “bred worms and stank” (Deuteronomy 16:20).

 

The people had been asking Jesus for signs He would perform that they might believe He was the one God had sent to them.  They brought up the Old Testament verses about Manna from heaven.  Jesus told them that Moses did not give them bread from heaven.  It was not the true bread from heaven because it was not lasting, it only provided for their physical sustenance.

 

Jesus told them to believe in Him.  He was the One who would meet their deepest needs.  He was the true bread sent by His Father.  “The Bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” (verse 33)  “I am the bread of life.” He is the sustenance that nourishes spiritual life.  In the verses that follow Jesus promises to welcome all who come to Him in repentance and faith.  Those who come to Him come in response to the grace given them by God.  It is important to remember the relationship between the Father’s will and human responsibility.  It is not His will that any should perish nor any believer fall from grace (read Galatians 5:4).  There is a difference between God’s desires for us and the wrong choices we make.  It is our responsibility to repent, believe, walk in obedience and follow Him.

 

So what do we take away from the knowledge that Jesus Christ is the bread of life?  First, salvation is for everyone who believes in Jesus Christ. Everyone has the opportunity to repent and follow Him.  Secondly, Jesus “will not cast out those who come to Him” (John 6: 37).  Third, “he who comes to Me shall never hunger and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).  Lastly, Believers shall be raised up on the last day to eternal life (John 6:40).

 

I have said before that I pray every day for my family and all who read this blog to have a hunger and thirst for righteousness.  Jesus’ promise is that those who have a “hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be filled.”  I stand on that promise!

 

 

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