“Bread of Life”

 John 6:68-69

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? 

You alone have the words that give eternal life.  We

believe them, and we know You are the Holy One of God.”  (NLT)

     Jesus asked His twelve apostles if they, too, were going to abandoned Him for saying He was the Bread of Life; that “All who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in Me, and I in them (John 6:56).  The followers who abandoned Jesus could only see the humanistic, literal meaning of Jesus’ words, not the spiritual.  Jesus' apostles knew that He was who He said He was; the Son of the Living God.  As I look back at the many times I halfheartedly tried to find God and learn the truth about this life, there were just too many things I couldn't understand; things that were so out-of-touch with the world I was struggling to survive in.  And with each failed attempt I found myself feeling more empty, more discouraged, and finally so hopeless that I gave up my search for God and gave in to wickedness of this world.  I accepted this hard and difficult life as a curse from God, and that my life was worth dying to. 

     There are too many things in this life that our finite minds will never understand this side of Heaven, but I believe that God wants to use our personal failures and the discouragement they bring us to open our eyes to the futility of following the ways of this fallen world.  Many times our failures and mistakes will drive us into the mighty arms of our loving God, Jesus Christ.  He is not only the Savior of world, but He is also the Author and Finisher of Life.  He opens the eyes of those who cannot see the Truth and mends our broken hearts when we can see.  We have a God who knows precisely how desperate we are for Him.  We have a Savior who has saved us from Hell.  We have a Shepherd that has made it possible for every living person to find peace and everlasting life in Him.  What we have in Jesus Christ, my friends, is the True Bread of Life—our lifeline to Heaven.

                                                  A Whisper of Hope

I AM…your Source for Life, the only One who can keep you alive.  There is a day coming when your earthly life will end, and so will your choices.  When you partake of my body and blood, which was given up for you, you will not perish in the eternal darkness of Hell, but live forever in My Glory.

Matthew 6:8

Don’t be like them, because your Father knows

 exactly what you need even before you ask Him!  (NLT)

         “No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry again.”

                                        (John 6:35)