The Life and Ministry of Jesus
It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” John 6:45–51
Jesus closed this part of His message by referring to His flesh, a word that will be used six more times before the dialogue is concluded. John 6:51 is a declaration that the Son of God will give Himself as a sacrifice “for the life of the world.” The substitutionary death of Jesus Christ is a key doctrine in John’s Gospel.
Jesus would die for the world (John 3:16; 6:51), for His sheep (John 10:11, 15), for the nation (John 11:50–52), and for His friends (John 15:12). Paul made it personal, and so should we: “Who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20). He is the sacrifice not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1
Personal Encouragement
Take a few moments right now and meditate on Christ on your cross, dying your death–so you could live for Him and with Him, forever in heaven.
And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:2
The Bread of Life, died our death, so we could live.
A Prayer
Lord, thank You for being my daily Bread.
1. Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
