We’re feeding on the living Bread

The Bread of God Giving Life to the World

In verse 33 we see that Christ is the bread of God who, through incarnation, came down out of heaven and gives life to the world. As the bread of God He is God, He was sent by God, and He was with God. Although Christ is the very God, He became flesh in order to be the bread of life for us to eat.

The Living Bread

In verse 35 the Lord Jesus said, “I am the bread of life, ” and in verse 51 He said, “I am the living bread. ” Bread of life refers to the nature of the bread, which is life; living bread refers to the condition of the bread, which is living.

The Conclusion
of the New Testament
Chapter 279 (LSM)

THE LIVING BREAD

Christ is not only the bread of life—He is also the living bread. The food that we take into us enables us to live. The food that we eat is organic and something of life. For example, vegetables, fruit, cereal, and meat are all organic, and they all come from living things. Because we eat living food, we also are living. This illustrates what the Lord meant when He said that He is the living bread. If we receive Him as this living bread, we shall live because of Him. In 6:57 the Lord Jesus said, “He who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. ” Here the Lord seemed to be saying, “I am the living bread out of heaven. If you eat this bread, I will be living in you, and you will live because of Me. ”

It is crucial for us to see that Christ has annulled everything and that only He Himself avails for our feeding and satisfaction. Because Christ is the bread of life as the living bread within us and because He is also the fountain of living water, He can feed us and satisfy us. Eventually, this fountain flows forth to become the river of living water. First Christ was the fountain, and now as the life-giving Spirit He is the river. In order for the fountain to flow, it had to be opened through Christ’s death. Christ was “cut” on the cross so that the fountain could become the life-giving Spirit as the flowing river to satisfy us.

The Fulfillment of the Tabernacle and the Offerings in the Writings of John

Chapter 20 (LSM)

Praise the Lord, In the local church, We are feeding on the living Bread. Amen

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