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I Am the Bread of Life

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"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." -- John 6:35


The background to this statement is the feeding of the 5000. At the end of this feeding, Jesus had left them to go across Galilee. They followed him and came to the other side. Jesus accused them of following only to satisfy their empty bellies. He then refocused the conversation upon more spiritual matters. It is within this context that this statement is made.


THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BREAD OF LIFE–WHAT DOES THE BREAD MEAN? Bread is a universal commodity, every country in the world has some form of bread.


Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” This is an exclusive claim. You can’t get this kind of bread anywhere else. John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”


You cannot reconcile these statements of Jesus with statements from other religions that Jesus was merely a good man. Isaiah wrote concerning Him, “For unto us a child is born…” (Isaiah 9:6). There is only ONE Master, Lord, Savior, and God and He is Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One. He and He alone is the bread of life.


Who was Jesus? In this context, He is the one who gives the meat that leads to eternal life, He is the TRUE bread from heaven, He is the bread that gives life to the world.


He is the bread of life. He is the one who does the will of the Father. He is the one who will raise up those who believe on him in the last day. He is the Son. He provides the bread of which those who eat will not die. He is the LIVING bread which came down from heaven, He is the one who gives his flesh, which is the bread, for the life of the world He is the one who lives according to the Father. What does the term “bread” mean in this context?


It is that which gives eternal life. He says that this bread is his flesh, Jesus says, “I am the bread” In this context, the bread is Jesus himself. It is not a loaf of bread that gives eternal life, but Jesus gives eternal life. That this teaching includes the fact of Jesus death, burial, and resurrection. That this teaching includes the fact that those who believe in Jesus will have eternal life.


In John 6:47- 48 Jesus says, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life.”


Then look what he says in John 6:51 Jesus said, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”


Jesus said in Matthew 6: 19-21, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."


Everything we say or do must be done by his authority as we see in Colossians 3:17. We know the truth through continuing in God’s word. John 8:31-32, “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”


Jesus said that we must follow Him. Matthew 6: 24-25 says, “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."


Finally, I have one more question,


WHAT DOES THIS BREAD DO TO US? I have a gift, look at John 6:33, “For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world”. He gives us the things that we need to live if we seek him first. Can I get a witness?


Today we place before you The Bread of Life! What will you do with this bread this morning? We invite you to eat and live!

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