Tag: spiritual hunger

John 6: 32-33 ” Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ “

There’s nothing like a fresh, hot loaf of homemade bread just out of the oven.  The wonderful smell fills the kitchen and my husband is usually there waiting patiently…butter knife in hand.  But what happens to that homemade bread in a few days?  What satisfies our hunger for a few days suddenly becomes moldy and uneatable.  And that’s the biggest difference between natural and spiritual bread.  Natural bread has a short shelf-life…but spiritual bread is eternal.  Natural bread will never totally fill you up…you’ll keep getting hungry, while spiritual bread lasts forever.  That’s why Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.  He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)

Psalm 107: 8-9 ” Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men, for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. “

We all need spiritual sustenance, because we all have a God-shaped hole inside that needs to be filled.  This inner hunger and thirst for God propels us forward in His Way and supports us in times of trials.  Life is sustained by food…but our spiritual life is nourished and maintained by the word of God.

John 6:35 ” Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thristy.’ “

There is only one thing that can totally satisfy the spiritual hunger of our soul…there is only one spring of living water welling up to completely quench our thirst for the truth…His name is Jesus…the Way – the Truth – the Life.