April 24
I am the
bread of life
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of
life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and
he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Jesus proposeth Himself to
be our daily sustenance;- we need bread for the soul as well as the body.
In Jesus is all we need to
refresh, strengthen, and satisfy us; but He must be received by faith.
He must be daily received.
Feeding upon Jesus yesterday will not do for today. We must go to Him afresh
this morning.
He presents Himself; He
says, “Eat, O friends; yea, satisfy yourself, O my beloved.“
If the Holy Spirit has
given us a spiritual appetite, if we are hungering after righteousness, Jesus,
and Jesus only will satisfy us; and we are heartily welcome to live upon Him.
Let us set Him before us
many times in the day; let us endeavour to feed upon Him; and if we feel weak, faint,
or weary, let us make use of this life-giving bread; and let us ever retain the
sweet assurance, and if we feed on Jesus we shall live by Him, and have eternal
life.
Beloved, if you can make a
living of any thing but Jesus; or if Jesus is not enough in your estimation,
you are either in a carnal, or an unhealthy state of soul.
Jesus only is the bread of
life: the bread which came down from
heaven!
Jesus, Thou
art the living bread
By which
our needy souls are fed;
In Thee
alone thy children find
Enough to
fill the empty mind;
Oh, let me
evermore be fed
With this divine,
celestial bread!
James Smith
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