Day 130 Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 8-9, John 6:22-59, Psalm 106:32-48 and Proverb 14:34-35
In this chapter, John is telling us that Jesus not only can provide bread, but he IS the bread of life. Without Him our lives are empty; with Him, we are full. Without Him we are feeding on life’s ‘junk food’; with Him we are feeding on essential nutrition. Religion is like ‘junk food’. It stops us from enjoying the real thing. Jesus did not come to us with religion but to offer a relationship with us. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” This is one of the marks of Kingdom citizen is displayed in how we live. A mark of a Kingdom citizen is “a great appetite for righteousness.” Are you hungry today?
"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 (English Standard Version)
"Dear Lord, may we be always hungry for your Word, your truth, and yourself. For you are the bread of life with which our life is full. We want more of you and less of us. Help us to stop to eat ‘junk food’ but enjoy “a great appetite for righteousness”. You are all that we long for, quench our thirst and fill our hunger. In Jesus’ name, Amen."