The Bread of Life

John 6:
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

35 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.

48 I am that bread of life.

I was struck again by the parallel Christ dictated between Himself and this life sustaining sustenance. What power there is in this passage! The Lord states that He came down from heaven to GIVE life, to offer up Himself as ransom and to spiritually “feed” the faithful unto eternal life. It is interesting to view the distinction the Savior makes between the bread of life and the living water (early self referred to, in the story of the woman at the well). It is inferred that first one must believe and then they shall never thirst. Secondly it is inferred that one must come unto Him and he shall never hunger.

This second reference implies complete dedication and a devotion of ones will. “He that cometh to me shall never hunger” is a statement implicating an action of drawing close ones life to that of the Saviors. Just as bread takes careful and time consuming preparation; from the planting of the wheat, to the eventual harvest and then to the watchful cooking of the prepared dough, we too must make our lives a carefully watched time consuming dedication. Christ promises the faithful that if they come unto Him they will never hunger; for His bread is eternal and His atonement infinite.