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Jesus is the bread of life


Yesterday we ended our series called HUNGRY at The Community Fellowship.  We have talked about how Jesus took food and blessed people or talked about how to be satisfied in life.  Even in miracles Jesus took a little and turned it in to a lot.

One of the things that is troubling, no only in Jesus’ time but in ours, is that people seek the miracles or the blessings.  We would rather be entertained than to sit humbly before God.  People ran back to Jesus for another miracle or to eat again, and I believe Jesus would have us run to Him for every thing.

There was something about being with Jesus.  He made life light up.  I want us to go on a journey for a bit with the Bread of Life, with Jesus.  He is truth.  He is the truth sent from Heaven.

John 1:14  NASB
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jesus is the word AND He is truth.  As truth He dispels lies and darkness.  As truth He writes God’s reality in our lives.  Even in the truest sense of the word, I mean Scripture, Jesus becomes bread for us, He becomes truth that we can interact with.

Psalm 119:160  NASB
The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.

The word is truth.  This should be our measuring stick, our method for seeing what is right and wrong, our teacher and our guide, our map and treasure find.  Jesus is that, and Jesus is the word.

So what good is the word?   We should live off the word.  Jesus taught us that fact.  He said for Himself:

Matthew 4:4  NASB
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

As Jesus was preparing for His death, for our salvation, He prayed for us.  Here is the foundation.

John 17:17  NASB
Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.

The word of God sanctifies us.  Interacting with the Bible gives us truth.  Do you agree?  Interacting with the Word of God gives us Jesus and truth.  He is changing me.  He is changing us. 
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