Christ JesusThe Living Bread
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust
(2 Peter 1:4)
In John 6:32-33, in response to the Jews, Jesus
said, “…Moses gave you not that bread from
heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh
down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.”
Then in the forty-ninth verse, He buttressed this point:
“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and
are dead. This is the bread which cometh down
from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die.” Here, He was talking about Himself—the Living
Bread.
The Word of God is the bread which came down
from heaven. Jesus explained to His disciples that the
bread He was talking about was Himself: “I am the
living bread which came down from heaven: if any
man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the
bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for
the life of the world” (John 6:51). Then the Apostle
Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:17 reveals that “For we being
many are one bread, and one body: for we are all
partakers of that one bread.”
If we’re one bread with Him, it then means we
have the same life, because we’re born of the Word
(1 Peter 1:23), just as He is the Word made flesh (John
1:14). Colossians 1:18 says, “And he (Christ) is the
head of the body, the church….” The head and the
body share the same life. If we share His life, then we
also share His health, prosperity, strength and glory.
No wonder we’re called associates of the Godkind; that’s what we read in our opening verse. 1 John
4:17 says, “…as he is, so are we in this world.” Thus,
we must walk as He walked: in glory, righteousness,
strength, dominion, and everlasting triumph, for we’re
sharers of His life—partakers of that one living bread—
the Lord from heaven. Hallelujah!
Confession
I’m an associate of the God-kind, born of the Word and Spirit of
the Lord. I have a divine origin; therefore, I live above this world,
and above circumstances. I’m indomitable, reigning in life by
Jesus Christ, whose greatness and glory works in me mightily.
Hallelujah!
Further study:
Luke 22:19; John 6:35; 1 John 4:17
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 25:31-46
Exodus 31
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 15:32-41
Psalm 1-2