JESUS BREAD
Speaking to His followers which included Jesus’ twelve apprentices as
well as people who liked the free food when Jesus miraculously fed
thousands the day before, Jesus made several spiritual statements. This
resulted in many ceasing to follow Jesus and making eleven of His
apprentices stronger in following Jesus. We have the advantage of
reading Jesus’ statement at the conclusion of His comments, where He
said, “IT IS NOT THE FLESH THAT GIVES A PERSON LIFE. IT
IS THE SPIRIT THAT GIVES LIFE. THE WORDS I TOLD YOU
ARE SPIRIT, AND SO THEY GIVE LIFE” [Jn 6:63 IC]. The people
who liked the free food mentioned how Moses gave them food. Jesus
pointed out it was really God, not Moses, and that He came down as
bread from heaven stating, “I AM THE BREAD THAT GIVES LIFE.
HE WHO COMES TO ME WILL NEVER BE HUNGRY. HE WHO
BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY” [Jn 6:35 IC]. Not
realizing this was a spiritual statement, some who were greedy for more
free food got excited. However, they started to drop away when Jesus
stated, “HE WHO EATS MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD
HAS ETERNAL LIFE” [Jn 6:54 IC], referring to His body as spiritual
food. People who ate bread from Moses day still died, but Jesus bread,
which is spiritual food as a result of coming to Jesus and believing in
Him, enables us to live forever. Do you like Jesus bread?
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