Don't Forget the Bread

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“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again” -(John 6:35)

Extracts from the book Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado.

"The grain-to-bread process is a demanding one. The seed must be planted before it can grow. When the grain is ripe, it must be cut down and ground into flour. Before it can become bread, it must pass through the oven. Bread is the end result of planting, harvesting, and heating.

Jesus endured an identical process. He was born into this world. He was cut down, bruised, and beaten on the threshing floor of Calvary. He passed through the fire of God’s wrath, for our sake. He “suffered because of others’ sins, the Righteous One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it all —was put to death and then made alive —to bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18)

...Make sure you receive the bread. And once you do, pass it on. After all, if we don’t, who will?"

My blessed Savior and Lord. I praise you for freely

giving me the Bread of Life. You replaced my

darkness with your light, my fear with your security;

and my despair with your hope. Remind me every day

Father, that the Bread of Life I have in Jesus comes to

me by your grace and through your love and that it

delights your generous heart when 1 tell others where

they can find and partake. Make me into an eager

ambassador of Jesus Christ. Turn my fear into

boldness so that heaven’s streets may be filled with

men and women who love the Savior, in part because

they first heard of his grace and mercy from my lips.

In Jesus’ name I pray amen.