Living Bread ~ Jesus said to them,
“I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who
believes in Me will never thirst.” John 6:35
During this season of reflections and
renewal, join me in exploring the Bread of Life. When we encounter Jesus
Christ, this Living Bread feeds, satisfies, and transforms us. Come on this
journey and remember this True Bread “is broken for you”. ~ Donna Oswalt
He humbled you and let
you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your
fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not
live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth
of the Lord. Deuteronomy 8:3
In
spiritual preparation to begin His ministry and after fasting forty days in the
wilderness, Jesus is tired, weak, and hungry. Satan tempts Jesus. With each of
the three temptations, Jesus rebukes the offer quoting Scripture from
Deuteronomy. Led into the desert by the Holy Spirit, empowered by the Holy
Spirit, Jesus shields Himself with God’s Holy Word. Spiritual warfare always
desires to interrupt God’s plan.
As
we begin our forty day journey to spiritual renewal, we, too, are surrounded by
spiritual warfare, tempted to take short-cuts or feel important or avoid hardship.
Sometimes in our weakness we choose temptation’s path only to become disappointed
and disillusioned at its end. Jesus tells us, “I AM the bread of life.” Needing more than food to sustain
us, we desperately need spiritual nourishment that can only come from Jesus.
God Almighty, I kneel
before You, resting my weariness, laying my frail attempts to succeed by my own
efforts. Mark me a sinner, one who has failed but is willing to try again. Renew
my starving spirit; let my prayer be, “Lord, always give us this bread.”
– dho
Focus Point: Needing more than food to sustain us,
we desperately need spiritual nourishment that can only come from Jesus.
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