Bread is sometimes referred to as the staff of life. As a food, it serves as a foundation for other foods.
Jesus referred to Himself the bread of life. He also said, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. (Jn. 6:35 and 53 NKJV)
The crowds who followed Him were troubled by this message. They didn’t understand that He was talking about spiritual food, that He was referring to Himself as a foundation. Many turned back—no longer followed Jesus because they thought the saying was hard. Jesus wasn’t telling them they should literally consume His flesh. His point was that they should spiritually discern the truth of His Word, His ministry. They should spiritually absorb or consume His Life, they should build their lives upon Him.
It isn’t easy to spiritually discern Jesus. We have similar problems today, we’d rather live by laws. But Jesus says, As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. (v. 57)
Originally published March 4, 1988.
Picture: Fountain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2008. Photo by Ken.
The crowds who followed Him were troubled by this message. They didn’t understand that He was talking about spiritual food, that He was referring to Himself as a foundation. Many turned back—no longer followed Jesus because they thought the saying was hard. Jesus wasn’t telling them they should literally consume His flesh. His point was that they should spiritually discern the truth of His Word, His ministry. They should spiritually absorb or consume His Life, they should build their lives upon Him.
It isn’t easy to spiritually discern Jesus. We have similar problems today, we’d rather live by laws. But Jesus says, As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. (v. 57)
Originally published March 4, 1988.
Picture: Fountain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2008. Photo by Ken.
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