“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, NASB)
Jesus said if we believe in Him, we will never be spiritually hungry or malnourished. We know this to be true as only Jesus can satisfy our deepest desires.
Satisfy, as defined by the dictionary, is “to gratify to the full.”
The definition brings the reminder that as we let Jesus satisfy us, we are satisfied to the full. We will not want anything else, or anything more.
He then, becomes enough for us.
In this one verse, two things spoken by Jesus stand out: “he who comes” and “he who believes.”
We must do both.
We can come sit down at a table but not partake of any food. We will leave just as empty as we were before. We must both come and eat, take in, in order to be nourished.
And so Jesus is telling us, we must come to Him and we must also believe. We come and yield ourselves to Him, to His Word, to His commands.
The funny part is that when we believe in Him, we will come more often.
The verse in the AMPC brings more insight:
“Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).”
Come and believe.
Partake of His Word daily.
He will fill us so that we are satisfied to the full.
Reflection:
Have you ever tried to satisfy yourself with temporary things? Have you found spiritual food from Christ today?
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