John 6:1-71

This chapter is all about bread, and oh what bread it is. One bread that fed one-thousand men per loaf and one bread that paid the price of sin for all of mankind. I think that Christ used the physical bread as an illustration hoping that He would be able to convince them to believe His teaching on the spiritual bread of His own body.
JESUS GIVES BREAD THAT PROLONGED LIFE: The thousands of people who came to hear Jesus in the wilderness not only heard a life changing message from Christ, they experienced a miracle that should have opened their eyes to the life changing power of Christ for eternal life. Unfortunately, it seems that many of them were impressed by the show but had a short memory, for when it was all over, they were still looking for a sign. Christ saw their need and met their need and He is always faithful to meet the needs of His children, but we must not allow ourselves to become "addicted" to bread and fish. The true miracle that Christ wants to perform in us is a changed life for all of eternity and not just a prolonged life until we get hungry for the next meal.
JESUS GIVES BREAD THAT PROVIDES ETERNAL LIFE: Christ came to offer His body as a sacrifice for sin. His body is the source of spiritual food that will satisfy the hunger of our souls brought on by the drought and blight of sin. This teaching was difficult for His hearers to comprehend and made many of them very angry. We must not loose sight of the wonderful teaching that Christ is the bread of life. His sacrifice is the source of life for all of us and it will satisfy us for all of eternity. We must be sure that we are allowing ourselves to be filled with that bread now and not be deceived into eating the crumbs of passing pleasure with which Satan constantly tries to to tempt us.

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