For the bread of God is who comes down
From heaven and gives life to the world
John 6:33
The gain - to - bread process is a demanding one. The seed must be planted before it can be grow. When the gain 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 other’s sins, the Righteous One for the in righteous ones. He went through it all - was put to death and then made alive - to bring us to God”
Bread of Life? Jesus lived up to the title. But an unopened loaf does a person no good. Have you received the bread? Have you received God’s forgiveness?
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Max Lucado の「God Is with You Every Day」より
明日のイースターの礼拝に、何人かのノンクリスチャンに声をかけてみました。
クリスチャンになって以来、始めてかもしれません。
誰も来てくれなかったとしても、もうすでにとっても嬉しい気持ちに包まれています。
喜びに満たされている。
今、みこころの真ん中にいて心が安らいでいる。
罪人のくせに。罪人だから。