Jesus, the Bread of Life
Scripture Reading — John 6:32-51
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35
Hunger is a harsh reality. Millions of people go to bed each night with their stomachs growling. Millions of children, with bloated abdomens and ribs showing, compete with vultures in landfills to get scraps of food.
Starvation is cruel; it tortures and kills. Victor Frankl, who was a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, said the subject most talked about in prison was not freedom but food.
But even more severe than physical hunger is spiritual hunger. Where can we find true food for our souls?
Jesus is the bread of life! He alone can satisfy our spiritual cravings.
No religion, philosophy, or doctrine can do that. No work of charity can satisfy your soul. Only Jesus can fully satisfy.
Many people seek to satisfy the soul with money, success, fame, or pleasure, but there is a God-shaped void in everyone’s soul that can only be filled by Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the bread that came down from heaven. If you embrace Jesus by faith, you will discover that he fills the emptiness within your life. You will be satisfied forever by the bread of life!
Have you asked the Lord for your daily bread today, and have you come to him for the nourishment of your soul?
Heavenly Father, all praise and worship belong to you, for you give me the food I needed to satisfy my spiritual hunger. Only in Christ can I find eternal satisfaction. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
About the author — Hernandes Lopes
Hernandes became the Portuguese ministry leader for Today's sister Portuguese ministry in 2010. He also serves as the director of the organization Luz Para o Caminho (Light for the Way), an organization formed in partnership between ReFrame and the Presbyterian
Church of Brazil. Hernandes has authored more than 160 books and is a popular and respected conference speaker in Brazil. Hernandes graduated from Seminário Presbiteriano do Sul in Brazil and earned a Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminary in
Jackson, MS.
Hernandes and his wife, Tinha, have two adult children.
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