THE BEGINNING OF THE WAY PT 5 [3 of 4]

THE BREAD OF LIFE

This may come as a surprise - the Bread of Life is a person? “What?” you say, “How can I eat a person? What bread is this?” It is the Person of the Redeemer Master Yahshua Messiah (Christ)

These are His words: “‘I tell you the truth; Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven

For the bread of Elohim (God) is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ So they said to Him, ‘Master, give us this bread always.’ Then Yahshua said to them, ‘I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty’.” (John 6: 32-35) Yes, Yahshua Messiah is the Heavenly Bread, the Living Bread

We feast upon Him - not physically, but spiritually

As we spend time in His Presence, in prayer and fellowship, we will be “eating” the Living Bread

He will satisfy our souls and our spirits, just as ordinary food satisfies the body

To partake of the Master Yahshua Messiah means partaking of His life

Without Yahshua Messiah, we cannot have any spiritual life

This is clear from these words of the Master: “‘I am the Living Bread that came down from heaven

If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever; and indeed, the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.’ The Jews therefore began to quarrel with one another, saying, ‘How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?’ “Then Yahshua said to them, ‘I am telling you the truth! Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you

He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day

For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed

He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I live in him

As the Living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father; so, he who feeds on Me will live because of Me

“This is the bread which came down from heaven - not as the fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live forever’.” (John 6: 51-58) These words at first seem very strange indeed, but we must realize the Redeemer Master is not talking about His physical body and blood

He is saying that we must partake of Him in such a way that He becomes a part of us

If we read and feed on His spoken and written word, and commune or talk with Him, we will be partaking of His very life - and the more we commune with Him, the more we will be “eating His body and drinking His blood” - partaking of His life

If we have His life and instructions active within us, then we truly live, spiritually, because of Him

There is also another reason for the Redeemer Master saying that we are to “eat His body and drink His blood.” His body was offered on the cross as a sacrifice for our salvation

His blood was shed there, and this signifies that His life was given for the forgiveness of our sins

A person first partakes of salvation through faith in Messiah, and he immediately partakes of the benefits of the sacrifice on the cross

Then, as a believer, he continuously partakes of the Living Bread - the Living Messiah ~ Christ

You will find many verses in the Bible encouraging us to pray - to commune, and to talk with the Master

One passage says: “Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of Elohim in Messiah Yahshua toward you (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) We are encouraged to pray always

Of course, you can’t be on your knees, or meditating in a quiet place, all the time

But you can, and should talk to your Heavenly Father often - wherever you are - even while walking down the street, or even in the midst of hectic activity

Your hands, and even your mouth may be busy, but your spirit can be communing with the Creator

Remember, the Master is with you and in you

So, commune with Him as often as possible

NEXT. . . HOW TO COMMUNE ?