Jesus is Bread?

John 6:25-40

GOD WANTS TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU!!!  He wants your heart. 

If you are not familiar with our new format you might want to go back a week on DEEPENstudents.com and go through the devotionals entitled, START THE DAY WITH SOAP, #1-5.  It explains a little more.

 

Scripture.  Choose the passage.  Have a plan, don’t make it a random passage in the Bible.

Observation.  What does the passage say?  What is difficult to understand?  What does it say to me?

Application.  How do I apply these verses?  Is there something to give God thanks for?  Is there is a sin to avoid?

Prayer.  Simply end your time with God talking with Him.

 

Scripture. Jesus 6:25-40.  Look it up in your Bible, on a Bible app or on Biblegateway.com or Biblehub.com.

Ok, these verses may seem hard to understand. 

Jesus says the crowd is following Him because they saw miracles and got a free lunch!  And He tells them, not to pursue food that spoils, but instead food for eternal life. 

 Simply put, Jesus is the bread that meets our hunger pains for something more.  He is the only one who can satisfy (not snickers!).

 

Observation. Think about what the verse says.  What instruction does it give?   If you have a journal or notebook, write down some thoughts.

A HUGE NOTE here, they wanted to know what they had to do to earn salvation.  “What does God require?’

And Jesus has an answer I believe catches them completely off guard.  He says, “The work of God is this, believe in the one he has sent.”

Jesus is talking about himself, the one God has sent.  And Jesus says believe IN Him,  Put your trust in Him.  Have faith IN God. 

 

        S  Is there a sin for me to confess?

P is there a promise for me to claim?

A . Is there an attitude for me to change?

C .  Is there a command for me to obey?

E . Is there an example for me to follow?

 

Have you trusted God with your life?  You can right now, pray something like this…

           ” God, I know that I have sinned and I do not deserve You.  But I know that Jesus is your Son who lived a perfect life and died in my place for my sin.  You did this because You love me.  God, please forgive me of my sin.  Jesus, You are Lord.  Please come into my life and take over.  I give You my life.  I trust You.  Thank you God.  I love You.”

You do not have to earn God’s love or favor.  He has already given it.  It is called grace.

The people in the story wanted to know how to earn God’s favor, but Jesus stood right in front of them offering it for free if they only believed IN Him.  Most of them missed it.

 

            Today, know God loves you like crazy.  Jesus came for you.  And if did that, He will walk with you through whatever you are going through right now.  You can trust Him.

 

Prayer. Take a few moments to really talk to God.  Use CHAT to help you guide your prayer time.  But most of all, be real with God.  Talk to Him.

 

Confess

True confession is agreeing with God about your sin.  It includes repentance, doing a 180 from your sin.  Repentance is not just being sorry for being caught, but sorry for breaking the heart of God.  Examine your heart. Admit your faults.  Be teachable.

Honor

Honor God by praising Him for who He is.  You can do this by reading verse of praise or singing a song to God.

Ask

Ask God for your needs.  Praying for your own needs, both daily and crisis needs.  Also, pray for the needs of others.  Be specific!

Thank

Express gratitude for God has done!  Write it down so you can remember how God has answered your prayers!

 

Pray.  Remember, just talk to God.  Look at the ingredients above.  Not every prayer has to include all the ingredients.  Just remember, be honest.  Don’t try to sound religious or churchy.  Just be real as you talk to God.