Please read When the Good News Reveals the Bad News and What God Meant by I AM WHO I AM as background for this devotion.
Jesus made seven “I am” statements recorded in the Gospel of John. Each one is a metaphor giving us important insights into God's character and mission.(1)
In John 6:35 Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” and He shares these details:
He’s the bread Who satisfies every hunger and thirst of our souls: “Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35
(See Are You Hungry?)
He’s the bread of eternal life: “Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” John 6:51,58
He’s the bread of communion: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:54
When we “eat” this Bread, we die to ourselves and live for Christ:
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
Thank-you, Lord Jesus, for feeding our souls. 💙
(See The Gospel is Not a Buffet Line.)
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I recommend you read all of John 6 to gain important details about this "I am" statement of Christ.
The following Scriptures confirm and expand this metaphor in several ways:
"Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4
Jesus told the woman at the well, "Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." John 4:14
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6
(1) A metaphor is a description using an object, event, or person to illustrate another object, event, or person. It's a figure of speech that's not meant to be taken literally. All seven of the "I am" statements in John are metaphors.
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