Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of Life, whoever comes to me shall not hunger and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. John 6:35
As ‘I AM’ revealed himself to Abraham as THE Reward, the one who brought Him out to give Him a land to possess, we see Jesus as the Word made flesh, demonstrating and declaring, I AM the bread of life.
Not only did Jesus naturally take little and multiply to feed the five thousand, we find the next day these people seeking Jesus again….”not because you saw signs but because you ate your fill of the loaves”.
In this moment of supernatural display the crowd recognizes “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world” but only seek him because “they ate their fill of the loaves”. Jesus is NOT offended by this and takes the opportunity to reveal Himself in a greater dimension, I AM the Bread of Life.
Jesus then sets a standard,
Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. John 6:27
How much of our relationship with the Godhead centres around our personal basic needs? While meeting all our needs is His desire, our relationship is designed to be so much, much more. Knowing Him as a provider is the invitation to discover Him as the provision. It’s the appetizer if you will before a full course meal that is destined for each of us. It’s the holding of the supplier who himself holds the supply.
The crowd is looking for a way to secure a natural never ending bread supply. I have to ask myself, where do I do the same thing? What do I want more than enough for so I don’t have to trust for a daily supply?
It is in the midst of these moments that Jesus reveals Himself as ‘I AM’ the Bread of Life.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. Whoever feeds on His flesh and drinks His blood has eternal life and finds the place of abiding with Him. For His flesh is true food.
We understand feeding upon Him isn’t a physical act, rather a spiritual one. Jesus explained to those who were offended at this teaching; it is the Spirit who gives life, the flesh is no help at all. The words Jesus spoke were spirit and life.
This is where we start from………
Man shall not live on bread alone,
but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Every answer I need in life is found in His truth “I AM the Bread of Life.” Jesus is the provision for life and is life more abundantly, since he is Living Bread. He desires for us to feed daily.
Jesus said, Do not be anxious about your life! We don’t work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life. We strive to know HIM. Our fellowship and relationship with Him is our exceeding great Reward.