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Giving Thanks to the Bread of Life (Day 4)

Blaise Pascal once said:


“What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace?
This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself”

In this world, we thirst, we hunger for something more, something that will quench our deepest needs.  The scripture says we build our own wells, broken wells that will never satisfy.  In the Lord's prayer, we are called to ask God for our daily bread - could Jesus have meant more than simple sustenance?  Could He have been referring to heavenly manna? To the only bread that will truly satisfy?

Worship Jesus, the Bread of Life

Lord, so many times I think about my needs only in the physical sense - I’m hungry, I’m tired, I’m thirsty.  But, my deepest need is YOU.  Today, I thank You for being enough for all I need, for being the One who will satisfy my soul at the deepest level.  You are the bread of life and Your nourishment sustains me and fills me. 

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, I want to live on Your words; increase my hunger for the things of God.  May I turn to You for life-giving words each day.

Deuteronomy 8:3

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins, your poverty of spirit, mourning over your sins and craving for more of God

God, today I recognize that I am poor in spirit, I cannot do what is right in my own power - I need You.  I want to have a right attitude to my sinful heart, to mourn my sinfulness while also knowing that You have the power to bring comfort and transform me when I come to You with a humble heart.  

Matthew 5:3-10

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,

    for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

    for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

    for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful,

    for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart,

    for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

    for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

God, may I seek You above all else.  Your love truly is better than anything else this life has to offer!

Psalm 63

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water

I have seen you in the sanctuary
    and beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life,
    my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live,
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.

I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.

Because you are my help,
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.

I cling to you;
    your right hand upholds me.

Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.

They will be given over to the sword
    and become food for jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self


May you be reminded at every meal today that Jesus is the bread of life, filling your hungry soul.

Blessings,

Heather


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