When Jesus said, “I am the bread of life,” what exactly did that mean?
This is where we were Thursday. We discussed then that When Jesus said this, the people listening to Jesus would have definitely remembered a couple of encounters that Moses had. Aside from them remembering Moses, what did Jesus mean?
Have you ever noticed ALL the places and things that we have in our culture that surround food?
We have cookbooks by the tens of thousands. There are countless cooking channels on YouTube. Television shows not just about cooking but also about visiting delicious restaurants and even shows that are about finding the best chefs. And this is just the beginning.
We love food. It is great for holidays; it is great for special occasions and memories. Even Christ himself, before he was crucified wanted to share one last meal with his disciples.
Midst all this food, cookbooks, cooking shows and places to eat, there is something more important. It is God’s very word.
What Jesus was teaching when he said, I am the bread of life is that just as food keeps us alive and keeps us nourished, we need more than this. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
This is LIFE! Life that ordinary food, regardless of how delicious, can’t provide.
Food indeed does provide sustenance for living life. But it is in Jesus we don’t just live, we have ever lasting life. That is why partaking of the bread of life is by far our most important need.
Jesus is the bread from heaven. Bread that gives us eternal life.
S.D.G.