Friday, June 11, 2010

The Bread of Life


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. John 6: 35

With what divine and perfect wisdom this name is chosen! Bread is necessary food. We can manage tolerably well without many things on our table, but not without bread. So is it with Christ. We must have Christ, or die in our own sins.--Bread is food that suits all. Some cannot eat meat, and some cannot eat vegetables. But all like bread. It is food both for the Queen and the pauper. So it is with Christ. He is just the Saviour that meets the wants of every class.--Bread is food we need daily. Other kinds of food we take, perhaps, only occasionally. But we want bread every morning and evening in our lives. So it is with Christ. There is no day in our lives but we need His blood, His righteousness, His intercession, and His grace.--Well may He be called, "The Bread of Life."

~ J. C. Ryle

4 comments:

HOPE said...

Thank you Maxine for stopping by and mostly for your immediate prayers..thank you for your faithfulness...such a needful time..my DIL is saved but her father was not..

God bless you dear friend..
HOPE

Maxine said...

Aww, I'm so sorry to hear that about her father. I pray the Lord gives her much peace.

TO BECOME said...

Maxine, just wonderful!!! Thank you. connie

HOPE said...

Amen for this Maxine..

Thank you for commenting on my 4th of July post...a blessing to know that others see my desire to GLORIFY the LORD in my writings.

Blessings to you always and to your family.
HOPE