Christ Testifies as Bread of Life
Early in His ministry, Christ issues
a challenge: Search the scriptures
for they testify of me (Jn 5:39).
Now His public declarations and
miraculous demonstrations serve
to confirm what the Old Testament
said would be true of Him. Using
the Jewish feast days as public
forum, Jesus declares Himself
as the Bread of Life (6:35),
the Sent One of God (7:28),
the Forgiver of Sins (8:11) and
the Light of the World (8:12).
Lord, we’ll Come to You for Help:
For the Bread of God is He who
comes down from heaven and
gives life to the world. Then they
said to Him: Lord gives us this
bread. Jesus replied: I am the
Bread of Life. No one who comes
to me will ever be hungry again.
Those who believe in me will never
thirst (John 6:33-35). And the
one who comes to Me, I will by
no means cast out (v37). Amen.
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