Bible Verse of the Day Monday January, 2nd 2023

 2 Kings 4:42-44 And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, give unto the people, that they may eat. And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, they shall eat, and shall leave thereof. So, he set it before them, and they did eat and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.

This event from the Old Testament reminds us of miracles performed by Christ Jesus, as recorded in the New Testament (Matthew 15:29-39; Matthew 14:13-21). Elisha instructs the feeding of 100 people with only twenty loaves of barley bread and some heads of grain (2 Kings 4:38). While the numbers are not as drastic as they were in the New Testament accounts, the idea is still the same. The Lord controls the miracle in the Old Testament, just like He was in the New Testament reports.

These examples of the miraculous provisions are lessons for us to understand that Christ Jesus is the Bread of Life and that there is always enough. The Lord can do more than enough with what He has given us in life. God is the Master of cultivating the raw material we are and transforming our lives according to His will. Jesus is the bread of life and will never fail us; he will never leave or forsake us.

Jesus informed the world that He is the bread of life and that all that comes to him will never hunger; all that believe in Him will never thirst (John 6:26-27). Those seeking Jesus wanted the bread that He could give them to satisfy their carnal needs. The people in attendance on the day that Jesus fed the crowds did not focus on the miracle but on what it could do for them. Today, people are less focused on the significance of God's miracles and more concentrated on their interests. Too many people seek health and wealth instead of what can be theirs spiritually in and through Christ Jesus.

Jesus told the people that day and told us today that physical bread will sustain our mortal lives. However, Jesus offers all that come to Him the true bread of life, of which He is. Many, even today, are looking for what God can do for them to satisfy their human needs. That is why the health and wealth gospel is so popular today. People are looking for what the gospel can do for them instead of what they can do for the gospel.

We can dine at the most extravagant buffet with every food known to humankind, but within hours, we will be hungry again. However, if we seek after the true bread of life, Christ Jesus, we will never hunger again. There is nothing that the world has to offer that we need if we have Jesus, our creator, our sustainer, and our Savior (John 6:35).