Jesus is the bread of life

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.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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