Life!

Life!

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 KJV

Context and Charge:

In the physical, it is usual for a man to seek to keep that which can guarantee continuous supply. If you have found a secret to unending supply, would you not want to protect, preserve and perpetuate it? As it is in the physical, so does Jesus seek to establish in the spiritual. It is very easy and convenient to focus on that which satisfies hunger and thirst, at the expense of that which satisfies spiritual hunger. Natural hunger cannot be fully satisfied, for as long as I am in the flesh, there will always be a need to eat and drink in order to remain alive. So also does this apply to the spiritual too; spiritual hunger cannot be satisfied by that which the world produces, and I cannot get enough of that which God provides to satisfy spiritual hunger. 

It is therefore clear that both physical and spiritual hunger are insatiable, but there is only one that can be perpetually and continuously satisfied, and that is the one that God's supply meets. For these people, they had eaten the bread and fish, and they wanted endless supply. They thought that if they made Jesus king, it would guarantee permanent supply. Earthly position is not always the answer to earthly provision. Yes, there are things that position and power may give you, but that which the earth gives cannot sustain that which is eternal. Only that which the eternal God gives can truly satisfy the deep hunger of man. Unfortunately, it is that which the world gives that holds man's attention the most. 

Conviction and Conclusion:

Jesus calls himself the bread of life here, signifying that he is the one who nourishes to the point of guaranteeing eternal life. He is sufficient by himself to meet the needs of man, no matter how complex. There is bread that will satisfy human hunger, but human hunger never goes away permanently. There is nothing you eat now that will cure you of hunger for the rest of your life, but there is a supply that Jesus promises here that is sufficient for whatever need may arise. It is a provision backed up by God as the answer to all of man's needs. If you knew that there was  something you could eat that would never cause you to hunger or thirst again, wouldn't you do anything in your power to get it? 

That satisfaction is Jesus himself; not some theories, concepts or postulations about life. Jesus tells me to believe in Him alone, not in combination with anything else. I cannot successfully combine His sufficiency with another person's inadequacies. Even by myself, I am inadequate, but when I come to and believe in Him, I have all that is required for success and satisfaction in life and ministry. I note the confidence in the words of Jesus, and the use of SHALL means that the end results here are no in doubt. They are backed up by the greatest power in the world, and if He says it is done, nothing can change that, Do I have this life in me? God's time of favour is here.