“Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but may have eternal life.” (John 3:16) This verse is said to be the bible within the bible. “Truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life” (John 6:47) and this one is the succinct formulation of our belief. And here is one of Jesus’ many ‘I AMs.’ “I am the Bread of Life.” “I am the Living Bread.”
Bread in the family life and culture in those days is a staple as rice is to us now. So when Jesus claims ‘I AM the Bread of Life, the Living Bread,’ he is giving the imprint of ordinariness, the availableness in daily life, the ease to identify if not relate to him. Yet it provides the families then of the deeper meaning of God’s provision in the desert of the Manna, of the provision to prepare the Passover meal with the unleavened bread! So this I AM of the Blessed Lord Jesus evokes so much deeper meaning and significance in that setting.
How do we now relate or even associate ourselves with this particular I AM of Jesus, the Bread of Life and the Living Bread? It is often said one becomes what one eats, but with the Bread of Life and the Living Bread, one receives and becomes more like JESUS! Let us approach the Banquet of Love to partake often and become an imprint of the Bread of Life, the Living Bread, Jesus Christ!
