Tuesday, April 24, 2012

April 24th 2012


What are some of the images in the Scriptures?

Read John 6:35 and journal your thoughts

It seems like most of us when we read this piece of Scripture have a sort of vague understanding of what it means. We say that Jesus is like bread or food and that like food Jesus keeps us alive spiritually. And sure, that’s partially right, but is there something deeper to it.

In their culture, bread wasn’t just food, but a symbol for the deepest sustenance of life. During the time of Jesus the Roman’s occupied Israel, and like a good occupier they limited or rationed the amount of bread Israel could have. Food was scarce, and people were hungry. There must have been times when the idea of being fed must have felt like it was the deepest sustenance of life.

It’s in this environment when Jesus says that he is the bread of life. Jesus is saying that we were made for more than just survival, but there is something inside of us that longs for and was created for more. We were created for this deep, passionate relationship with God. That is what Jesus and his teachings are to us, they show us how to have that deep, passionate relationship with the Father.

In our world, there are so many things trying to be the deepest sustenance of life to us. If we’re honest most of it is stuff that once we have it we begin to look for something else. The problem is these things are not what our souls are really craving. In reality we crave because we are hungry for the bread of life.

Today may you deepen your relationship with the Father if only for an extra minute a day, and may you discover the deepest sustenance of life.

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