Gospel Truth: The Bread of Life
May 4, 2025
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to Me shall never hunger; and he that believes on Me shall never thirst.
God sent food from heaven, called manna, to sustain those wandering in the desert. Now, He provides the true Bread for the salvation of our souls. Coming to Jesus and believing in Him is akin to this sustenance. Christ identifies Himself as the true Bread: He nourishes and supports our spiritual lives just as bread nourishes the body. He is the Bread of God—the bread given by the Father, meant to be the food for our souls. While ordinary bread is sustained only by the powers of a living body, Christ is the living Bread who nourishes us by His divine power.
The teaching of Christ crucified remains as strengthening and comforting to believers as ever. He is the Bread that came down from heaven, highlighting both the divinity of His person and the divine source of all the good that flows to us through Him. With understanding and sincerity, may we earnestly say, "Lord, forever give us this daily Bread."