51 The Bread of Life

John 6:25-70, TBC Book Two, Chapter 51
The people who had been fed by Jesus began to look for him early that next day. They knew Jesus had not left on the boat. Finally they found him in the synagogue in Capernaum. 

“How did you get here?” they asked.

Jesus replied, “You are looking for me now not because you saw my miracles but because I fed you all. I tell you, do not focus on food that spoils; seek food that leads to eternal life.”

“How?” they asked. “What works does God require?”

“Believe in the one he has sent,” Jesus said.

But the people were not yet convinced he was the Messiah. . . .

“What miraculous sign can you give to prove you are the Messiah? Moses gave our forefathers bread from heaven.”

“No,” Jesus said, “Moses did not give that bread. My Father is the One who gives the true bread from heaven. And his bread is he who comes from heaven to give his life for the world.”

“Sir,” they said, “from now on, feed us that bread.”

They had missed his point. And the more they heard, the more upset they became. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 51, for the rest of the story.)

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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: Most are just seeking a meal ticket, but others are in awe of the Chef.
     A promise to cling to: “Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things.” Philippians 3:18-19 NIV
     A praise to fill you: More to This Life  Steven Curtis Chapman     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]