So today, bread has become optional, right? But in Jesus' time, when Jesus said, "I'm the bread," people understood, okay, that's not optional, because bread was essential back then.
It's, it's the main thing people must have to stay alive.
So when Jesus say, "I'm the bread," people understood He was not talking about, "I'm a nice extra to your life," but this guy was saying, "I am essential.
No alternative, no substitute, no life without me." Now, we're living in a world full of choices, options, and today, many people treat Jesus like one option among many.
People say, "Well, maybe I will follow Jesus one day when I'm, uh, free, when I'm retired, when I have more time," or, "Maybe Jesus is helpful, but, ugh, not essential." When Jesus becomes optional, problems begin to happen.
People become spiritually empty, even when life seems successful.
We have more advanced technology, more information, more products than any time in history, but people are more confused and less clear about life than ever before.
We are busy chasing all kinds of things and hoping those things will satisfy us, but after a while, we still feel hunger inside.
We still feel hungry.
We are searching for something.
We are seeking something.
Life is not always enough.
Why? Now, here's the truth.
Because a human life was never designed to live without Jesus, without God or Spirit in us.
We need Jesus.
We need God.
That's how we were created.
So today, bread has become optional, right? But in Jesus' time, when Jesus said, "I'm the bread," people understood, okay, that's not optional, because bread was essential back then.
It's, it's the main thing people must have to stay alive.
So when Jesus say, "I'm the bread," people understood He was not talking about, "I'm a nice extra to your life," but this guy was saying, "I am essential.
No alternative, no substitute, no life without me." Now, we're living in a world full of choices, options, and today, many people treat Jesus like one option among many.
People say, "Well, maybe I will follow Jesus one day when I'm, uh, free, when I'm retired, when I have more time," or, "Maybe Jesus is helpful, but, ugh, not essential." When Jesus becomes optional, problems begin to happen.
People become spiritually empty, even when life seems successful.
We have more advanced technology, more information, more products than any time in history, but people are more confused and less clear about life than ever before.
We are busy chasing all kinds of things and hoping those things will satisfy us, but after a while, we still feel hunger inside.
We still feel hungry.
We are searching for something.
We are seeking something.
Life is not always enough.
Why? Now, here's the truth.
Because a human life was never designed to live without Jesus, without God or Spirit in us.
We need Jesus.
We need God.
That's how we were created.
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