Living Bread ~ Jesus
said to them, “I am the Bread of Life; he
who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.” John
6:35
During this season of
reflections and renewal, join me in exploring the Bread of Life. When we
encounter Jesus Christ, this Living Bread feeds, satisfies, and transforms us.
Come on this journey and remember this True Bread “is broken for you”. ~ Donna
Oswalt
From
cities and towns, from Capernaum and Nain, from Gentile territory of Decapolis,
from shore to shore of the Sea of Galilee, stories of healing miracles precede
Jesus. Arriving at Bethsaida on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee and going
up into the hills with the disciples, Jesus sees a great crowd of people following them. Jesus teaches about the Kingdom
of God and heals the broken. As the afternoon passes, Jesus asks Philip, “Where
can we buy bread to feed these people?” Without much thought, the disciples
reason there is no way to feed so many people. Only a small boy with 5 pieces
of bread and 2 small fish can be found. Jesus gets the disciples to tell
everyone to sit down; then, Jesus takes the bread and gives thanks and again
with the fish. This food is distributed to the 5,000 men and women and children
who eat until they are full. What is humanly impossible becomes miraculously
possible with God!
In
verse 11, the Greek word for gave thanks , eucharisteo,
means to ‘be thankful, to express gratitude’ and almost always expresses
thanksgiving to God. This word appears nearly 40 times in the New Testament,
and by the second century, the word Eucharist becomes a common word to refer to the
Lord’s Supper. In the blessing of the bread, Jesus feeds these hungry people.
Today, the Bread of Life feeds our spiritual hunger. Again, that which is
humanly impossible becomes divinely possible with God!
Lord, open my eyes; show me where I am
spiritually malnourished. The need cries, “Lord, always give us this bread.” Feed me until I am full. Eucharisteo! – dho
Focus
Point: What is humanly impossible
becomes miraculously possible with God!
*”Feeding of the 5,000”: John 6:1-15; Luke 9:1-17;
Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44
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