Thoughts on Bread
I just finished eating a piece of toasted Whole Wheat Sourdough. It was so good I got to thinking that I could live on this bread. Seriously - so good.
That's when this verse popped into my head:
NKJ Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' "
and that got me to thinking about how Jesus is the 'true bread from heaven'
NLT John 6:32 Jesus said, "I assure you, Moses didn't give them bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." 34 "Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day of our lives." 35 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.
Which brings me back to: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' Yes, the bread is important and life-giving - but it's not the only thing. Jesus came to reveal the Father, not to found a new religion based on himself - not bread alone.
That's when this verse popped into my head:
NKJ Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' "
and that got me to thinking about how Jesus is the 'true bread from heaven'
NLT John 6:32 Jesus said, "I assure you, Moses didn't give them bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." 34 "Sir," they said, "give us that bread every day of our lives." 35 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.
Which brings me back to: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' Yes, the bread is important and life-giving - but it's not the only thing. Jesus came to reveal the Father, not to found a new religion based on himself - not bread alone.