The people asked Jesus which sign He would give them for them to believe; for Moses had given bread from Heaven. Jesus replied that Moses didn't give the true bread from Heaven but it is the Father who gives the true bread. They asked Jesus to give them the bread everyday. Jesus said He is the bread of life, He who comes to Him will not hunger, and he who believes in Him will not thirst.
We can say here there is a vacuum in the heart of man, which can only be filled by God. There is a hunger and a thirst in the heart of man which nothing but Jesus can satisfy. Many think that by accumulating a lot of money, they will find satisfaction, but discover that money cannot satisfy. Others try to fill the gap in entertainment, but leave there empty; other think it's in having great positions in the world but only get disappointed.
There is nothing that this world can offer that can satisfy the heart of man. It's in finding the real Jesus that the hunger in our hearts.
Have you found the true Jesus who brings true satisfaction? Have you found him and lost the hunger and thirst for other things the world can offer?
If your heart is longing for anything else other than Jesus; it's because you may have probably have not met the real Jesus but another Jesus. 2Cor 11:4. There is another Jesus, another spirit, another gospel.
The real Jesus when you find Him and come to Him, you shall never hunger, when you believe in Him, you shall never thirst.
Jesus said that anyone who comes to Him, He will never cast out. Whoever the person is, from any religion, or any country, or any tribe or in any family, rich or poor, educated or non-educated, no matter what crimes and sins they have committed, whoever and at any time they come to Jesus, Jesus will never cast them out. He has no discrimination.
We can also follow Jesus here, to learn to receive those who He has received. There may be differences in doctrines, but the question should be, Has Jesus received this person, if yes, why should you reject them. Y
We need to ask God to enlarge our hearts to receive and love all of Gods children. All of Gods children are not found in your church. They are found even in the churches you despise. Learn to receive God's children. Each of God's children is a work in progress. God is still working in them to make the like Christ, in the attitudes, in their motives, in their thoughts, in their speech and in their actions. You also are a work in progress. Just because God has been able to work with you to some measure doesn't mean you are better than them because you are ahead of them spiritually or in other ways, a student who is in class 8 doesn't despise the one who has just joined school because they don't know anything. They receive them and are patient with them and constantly encourage them to press on knowing that one day, they will also learn as he has learnt and if he passes exams in every class he will sooner or later know as much as he knows.
This is what we need to do; those whom the Lord has recently received, we need to help and encourage them but most importantly, we need to learn to be patient with them and not expect them to learn in one year what the Lord has taught us in 10 years. Be patient and be an encourager.
Jesus said that the reason He came from heaven was not not to do His own will but the will of Him who sent Him.
We are to follow Jesus; and we should change the ambition and goal of our life to this; God saved me for me not to do my own will but the will of God.
My whole attitude each day should be, I want to do God's will not my will in this matter. This will change our whole being to one which is constantly praying; asking God, In this case, what is your will? What should I do here? How should I reply to this? What will glorify you in this case?
Where are following Jesus so far?
You've been following this bible studies, how much have they changed you to follow Jesus or have they just increased your bible knowledge? What practical ways have they helped to know Jesus more and more?
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