That is SOME BREAD!

One of my favorite things to eat is bread, with butter. I have noticed however that bread is only good if you have something to drink with it. Bread tends to be like a dry donut that makes you instantly thirsty after a couple of pieces.

There are all kinds of breads. Grain breads, Garlic, Sourdough breads, wheat, ryes, poppy seed, French, Artisan, etc, etc…. There are also the breads the world eats and tries to convince us to eat.

Those who have eaten those types of breads know they don’t satisfy but leave an individual looking for something more.

It reminds me of one of the quotes in one the Lord of the Rings movie when one of the orcs says, "All we have eaten is this stink'n maggoty bread!"

The sad fact is some continue to eat the breads of the world that disguise themselves as something new, something sweet and fulfilling but really all they get in the end is a dry mouth stuffed with stale moldy bread that will slowly poison, burden and leave them blind. Sounds harsh but what do you expect from the world that only wants to feed the flesh and not the soul?

John 6:35 Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever be hungry again. Those who believe in me will never thirst."

Now that is some bread I love to savor. It is fulfilling and doesn’t leave me thirsty.

John 6:63 Jesus said,
"It is the Spirit who gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But some of you don’t believe me"

The bread that man makes doesn’t satisfy and is useless but the bread God makes is fulfilling and everlasting. We choose what to feed on. God doesn't feed us with he knows is unhealthy and leaves us unsatisfied. It is us who makes that choice.

Proverbs 16:26 says,
"It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on."

Christians, who have a genuine zest to delight themselves in God, are driven not by the things of this world but their relationship with God and by the ways God reveals and shows himself.

I am constantly amazed how God reveals himself to me.

Take this last Sunday, I came up to the front for prayer for a relative. The man visiting the church, I prayed with was a total stranger and as he prayed with me he said, "I was just told just that your name is Jeff. Is your name Jeff?" I said, "Yes". The Holy Spirit had told him my name. I think he was more amazed then I was but I was delighted to be reminded that God is present and not in some far distance place when we come before him with our prayer requests. I am still smiling at the thought of the moment and find it very encouraging. Thank You Father God.

Luke 12:21 Jesus says,
"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."

I will never get enough of Father God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. He is endless.

Religion is probably one of the worst breads you can eat of this world. When I say religion I am not talking about Faith in Christ. I ate from religion for a short while. It made me very thirsty and hungry and blind. I fought and walked myself right into a dark closet and became very lost in my own foolish thoughts and ideas but thanks to God’s mercy and compassion, Jesus came and got me. God help me to never go back to those chains again.

I now try to focus on God and not myself and what I see going on around me. I try to stay humble. I try to remember things are not always what they seem or appear to be. People have bad days. We get sick. Forgetting your wallet and having to go home and get it may have just saved your life from that terrible car wreck on the way to work. I try to depend on His Holy Spirit to move and motivate my life. I speak with God and try to be thankful for all the things He has done and I think I have gained a deeper appreciation and desire for Him in our growing relationship.

He’s definitely the bread I can’t go without in life. I hope it is the same way with you!