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Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." (John 6:35 NLT)During this pandemic, the supply of food and water is one of the things we are prioritizing. Ever since the start of the lockdown, we have been going to the markets, groceries and stores to buy all the things that we need for a month-long quarantine. Some people bought plenty, some just enough, but others weren't able to buy at all due to their lack of resources. This goes to show how really important food is for us. Food and water are basic needs for us humans, and they are associated with hunger and thirst. So if you're hungry, you have to eat food; if you're thirsty, we need to drink water. That's just the way it is.
Physical Hunger
But if we're talking about those, they only will satisfy our physical hunger. If we are to enumerate all our hungers, we might be surprised at how many legitimate hungers there are. The hunger for truth, the hunger for love, the hunger for knowledge, the hunger to belong, the hunger to express, the hunger for justice, the hunger of the imagination, the hunger of the mind, the hunger for significance, and so on. Some of our individual pursuits may meet some of these hungers,but only for some time or will never be enough. Education may bring knowledge. Romance may bring a sense of belonging. Accomplishments may bring significance. Wealth may bring some things within reach.These are all worldly needs and it can only satisfy us to some extent but not completely. Not only do we remain unfulfilled when we pursue these hungers, but in their very pursuit comes a disorientation that misrepresents and misunderstands where the real satisfaction comes from.
Spiritual Hunger
Will we feel complete when we satisfy these needs? No, for we will never be contented with what we have because that is what the world wants us to do and think. But there is something that Jesus talked about in the Bible on how we can never go hungry and thirsty again. He told us to come to Him, and believe in Him. When we say come to Him, it means to surrender our sinful lives and receive Him as our Lord and Savior. For if we do that, His promises to us will be fulfilled.Food is to the body, and the Bread of Life is to the soul. Without that bread, all other hungers will be improperly perceived. In fact, in like manner, the absence of that bread over a prolonged period makes the bread itself seem worthless. Life is meant to be lived with the fulfillment of the one need that defines all other means of fulfillment and the one love that defines all other loves.
Jesus, The Bread of Life
People eat bread to satisfy physical hunger, and to sustain a spiritual life, we have to have a right relationship with Jesus Christ. No wonder He called himself the Bread of Life. Bread must be eaten to sustain life, and Christ must be worshiped to have eternal life.We should always take our spiritual food through His Word. If we seek Him first and have faith in Him above all, we will have a satisfaction that nothing in this world can give. He is the Bread of Life, the Bread of Everlasting Life.
He satisfies. He completes. He saves.
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