John 6 We will continue our study of the words of Jesus Christ today. We are looking at some of the things he said in chapter six of the gospel according to John. In verse twenty-seven, Jesus told the people in Capernaum to work for food that endures to eternal life. This was after he fed over five thousand people with only five small barley loaves and two small fish. The focus of the people was on the physical food they ate, but Jesus wanted them to focus on the spiritual food he could give them that would endure to eternal life. The people asked an important question in verse twenty-eight, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered them in verse twenty-nine, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” The main thing, in life as we know it here on this earth, is to believe in the one God has sent, Jesus Christ. All the works we do with the life we have should compliment our belief in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only one that God has placed his seal of approval on. Jesus said he will give us food that endures to eternal life. In verse thirty-five 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.” We must understand that Jesus used the words food and bread to help us understand what he offers us. Jesus offers us what we need to live here, right now, and what we need to have eternal life. If a person does not eat food, they will eventually die. The people in Capernaum remembered that when the children of Israel complained about having no food to eat and that they would die, God provided them bread from heaven. Jesus wanted them to understand and he wants us to understand that he has come from heaven to provide us with what we need to live and have eternal life. What do you eat daily or in a given week? How often do you consume the words of Jesus? How well do your works line up with the work of God? Please read the following for next week: John 15
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