Tuesday, April 21, 2015

True food.
30 So they said to him, “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? 31 [a]Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”32 So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”34 So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 [b]Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.-John6:30-35

Whoever comes to Jesus will never hunger, and whoever believes in Him will never thirst. Yes, Jesus quenches all thirst and satisfies all hunger physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. However, Jesus speaks more of the spiritual hunger and thirst that we have in our lives. So many wonder why their lives seem empty. They work in a good company, earn money, travel, spend even beyond their limit, buy, stock up their houses, but in the end, still feel empty. If somebody will say, "God is knocking in your heart," they would flinch and deny that God has something to do with it. "Beach outing is what I need," some would say. Though we surround ourselves with material things, nothing can truly satisfy except God. Perhaps this is why there is preference for the poor because they respond easily to God, whereas the rich look for other ways, faraway things. Jesus is calling us to come and believe in Him. It is only in Jesus that life can be truly meaningful.

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