CREDIT: Kvitochka at GoodFon.com

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We just got back from vacation – two weeks visiting mom, brothers, kids, and a lot of cousins. And the visits often centered on food – the steak dinner I prepared for my mom, the “interesting” pickled appetizers at the lake, the gigantic Manchester Chicken Broil with cousins, the fancy birthday dinner with mom, a beer and food festival and the best BBQ in Richmond with our son, daughter, and son-in-law. Lots of food – because no matter how much we ate, we were hungry again … time for another meal!

And that’s nothing new. Jesus fed many 1000s with only 5 loaves and 2 fish until they were completely full. And there were twelve baskets of leftovers to nourish the disciples! And the next day everyone was hungry again. What did they do? Time for another meal! So, they went looking for Jesus to fill them up. Jesus knew they’d come. He knew of their hunger. But He also knew they had a deeper hunger that no matter how many times He created bread and fish from scraps, they’d still be hungry again. His point in the miraculous feeding wasn’t to fill earthly bellies with earthly food. His point was to show who He truly was, is, and always will be – the Bread of Life. And all who consume this Bread will never suffer the hunger that keeps people from being fully satisfied. (John 6:1-15,22-35)

How do we find and consume this Bread of Life? We find it in Jesus’ word and promises. We consume it when we believe and trust in Him and Him alone for all things. And it nourishes us to eternal life in the kingdom of heaven where there will be no more hunger, no more thirst as He leads all who believe in Him to springs of living water and an endless heavenly banquet. (Revelation 7:16-17) 

                                                                                                In Christ’s Love,

                                                                                                Pastor Jim