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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We can do it!

Repent and believe in the gospel.

12 At once the Spirit drove him out into the desert, 13 and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.14 After John had been arrested,[a] Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 15 “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

The Desert made Jesus very vulnerable. Even though He is God-made-man, He was every inch human like us during His active ministry. Since He was vulnerable after fasting for forty days, perhaps Jesus yearned and would have liked a little bread and water to quench His hunger and thirst. Hey, isn't it true that Esau exchanged his birthright when he was really hungry? But Jesus is different, He never lost His focus on His mission and His relationship with the Father. And through His experience, Jesus is saying to us that we can do it too. We can say No to the lures of the world and the flesh! We can do it! We can live happily with God alone. We can reject evil.

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