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| The Food of Everlasting Life is Better than any Meal you could ever Eat on Earth |
Verses: John 6 : 25 - 59
My thoughts about the verses:
I know this is early for a Thanksgiving thought but this scripture reminded me of just this Holiday. I am thinking of a Holiday that has now become centered on food. The issue at hand is that this Holiday started out being a time for worshiping God and sharing with each other. Yet, with many things overtime the celebration has changed.
I compare the feast of today with the miracle that this group of individuals had just witnessed. Imagine being at a gathering and only two fishes and five loaves of bread were around. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere there is enough food to feed an entire army. You could eat and eat until you were stuffed and there was still more food leftover. Remind you of most people's Thanksgiving dinner right?
Yet, Jesus did not want the people to come because they had been fed by this miracle. Instead, he wanted followers that understood what they truly needed were a cleansing of the soul. That the food truly needed was that which was sent from Heaven. People so many times consider nourishment to only come from food they eat. Yet, Jesus is the bread of everlasting life. Once you receive that nourishment nothing else matters. Your needs are met because of that connection with God.
Eternal life is a gift that is giving freely. Think of the times that you had gatherings with friends and/or family. Often times there are something that the guest brings as a side dish but the main course comes from the host or hostess. We might have a chance to get a small bite of each side dish. But we have plenty of the main courses. In this situation our side dish would be the generosity, prayers, and love we give others. Yet, the main course the thing that everyone wants is the salvation and cleansing of the spirit from God.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for the gift of everlasting life. Thank you for loving us so much that you sent Jesus as a sacrifice for us. Help us accept the gift you so freely gave. Help us enjoy being a follower and lead others to you. In your Holy Name we Pray. Amen
Questions:
So the next time you have a gathering look around at all of that food. Is it enough to satisfy all your hunger or is there something missing? Are you missing the gift of everlasting bread? Have you taken in the God of love and life? If you have taken in that spirit have you shared it with others?
My thoughts about the verses:
I know this is early for a Thanksgiving thought but this scripture reminded me of just this Holiday. I am thinking of a Holiday that has now become centered on food. The issue at hand is that this Holiday started out being a time for worshiping God and sharing with each other. Yet, with many things overtime the celebration has changed.
I compare the feast of today with the miracle that this group of individuals had just witnessed. Imagine being at a gathering and only two fishes and five loaves of bread were around. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere there is enough food to feed an entire army. You could eat and eat until you were stuffed and there was still more food leftover. Remind you of most people's Thanksgiving dinner right?
Yet, Jesus did not want the people to come because they had been fed by this miracle. Instead, he wanted followers that understood what they truly needed were a cleansing of the soul. That the food truly needed was that which was sent from Heaven. People so many times consider nourishment to only come from food they eat. Yet, Jesus is the bread of everlasting life. Once you receive that nourishment nothing else matters. Your needs are met because of that connection with God.
Eternal life is a gift that is giving freely. Think of the times that you had gatherings with friends and/or family. Often times there are something that the guest brings as a side dish but the main course comes from the host or hostess. We might have a chance to get a small bite of each side dish. But we have plenty of the main courses. In this situation our side dish would be the generosity, prayers, and love we give others. Yet, the main course the thing that everyone wants is the salvation and cleansing of the spirit from God.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for the gift of everlasting life. Thank you for loving us so much that you sent Jesus as a sacrifice for us. Help us accept the gift you so freely gave. Help us enjoy being a follower and lead others to you. In your Holy Name we Pray. Amen
Questions:
So the next time you have a gathering look around at all of that food. Is it enough to satisfy all your hunger or is there something missing? Are you missing the gift of everlasting bread? Have you taken in the God of love and life? If you have taken in that spirit have you shared it with others?
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