Hunger is a real thing. People need food. I see it on people’s faces as they come to our church’s food pantry. There is a desperate need to fight hunger and share food with those in need. But there is more than just physical hunger. People need more than food. We need forgiveness for the sins that gnaw at our hearts. We need peace in the face of all the chaos in our world. We need hope as we face the future. How do we find that? A hamburger won’t help! What can possibly fill the hunger of our souls?
Jesus. After feeding 5,000+ people’s stomachs with just five small loaves of bread and two fish, Jesus did something even more amazing. He made this promise: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty” (John 6:35). Feeling hungry, inside? Jesus came to fill and satisfy you and me. Forgiveness for your sins? Jesus won it! Hope for the future? Jesus gives it! Someone to be with you and love you and lead you through life? Jesus is the One. As you thank God for the food on your plate, remember that Jesus is so much more. He is the bread of life!
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