Food that Endures

Day 130: John 6:22-42

'Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”' - John 6:27 ESV

What do we desire more: the provision or the Provider of the provision?

When it came right down to it, these people saw Jesus as more of a second Moses, or a Panera Bread, than the Giver of life itself. This would have been so hard for these Jewish people whose economy was fractured and over-taxed. They needed a break. They needed fresh bread to materialize out of nowhere regularly. I mean, can you blame them?

We get caught in this trap on a regular basis as well. Our prayer lives can easily morph into a cosmic wish list. In this mindset, we turn God into someone who can provide for us, but not someone we want to turn our entire lives over to in worship.

To this day, Jesus still offers food that will never spoil. Bread that satisfies and secures all who eat of it. This is why so many people misunderstand heaven. Most of us look forward to all that heaven is going to offer, not Whom heaven is going to feature. The greatest benefit of heaven will be God Himself. His presence is what we really want, but we keep trying to fill that desire with stale bread that doesn't satisfy.

Dear Jesus, set your seal on us as well. Impress on us more of who you are. Satisfy our souls in the way that only You can.