ESOCS Devotional 10 June 2022
TEXT: JOHN 6: 30-40
MEMORY VERSE: “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” John 6:35 KJV
0 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted lace ”
Jesus came to earth and announced, “I am the living bread that came down from Heaven.” Through Christ Jesus, a whole new dimension of living has been made available to us. When we accept Jesus Christ into our heart and life, partaking by faith in His broken body and shed blood, we walk into a new dimension of life.
Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin. It is very important that we recognize the cup and the blood, and what they represent. I don’t think we have ever given the bread the recognition that it needs. It represents the Living Bread who walked upon the earth and was sacrificed for our wholeness and soundness of body.
The bread represents our Lord. He walked this earth in a physical body. In that body, He taught along the seashore. He sailed the Sea of Galilee. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil (Acts 10:38). And that body was broken for us. That body was beaten with stripes —by whose stripes we were healed (1 Peter 2:24). That body was hung on the cross, buried in a grave, and raised again. That body is the Living Bread. Our Lord Jesus is the Bread of Life.
How do we partake of the Living Bread? We do it by faith. When we partake of the Communion bread (a natural bread), we eat it and acknowledge by faith that we are partaking of spiritual bread, the Bread of Life. The natural bread is a representation of the spiritual bread. Partaking of the bread is a natural act with spiritual meaning and significance.
The bread of life enables us to never hunger or thirst again. It helps us to be able to do the Father’s will so that we can be part of His body (John 6:38–39). By faith, we remember what Jesus did for us. By faith, we partake of Christ’s broken body and shed blood. By faith, we celebrate the healing and salvation Christ has provided for us; and by faith, we enjoy everlasting life (John 6:40).
- Have we accepted Jesus as the bread of life? Are you partaking in the communion of his flesh and blood by faith?
- Lord, I come to you today, to partake in the bread that I may not hunger and thirst anymore, in Jesus name.
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FURTHER READING: Exodus 11:-10; I Kings 22:29–40; Revelation 7:1- 8
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ESOCS Devotional 10 June 2022
