WEEKLY MEMORY VERSES

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."

John 7:38

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."

Luke 10:19

"I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy, nothing will harm you."

Psalm 37:4

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give the desires of your heart."

Psalm 103:2-3

"Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases"

Phil 4:13

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

Hebrews 11:1

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

John 8:32

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Hebrews 4:12

"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

Matthew 6:21

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Isaiah 1:19

"If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land."

Proverbs 10:22

"The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it."

Psalm 121:1-2

"I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Monday, April 14, 2008

Bread of Life

"Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
John 6:35, NLT

The setting of this first "I Am" statement of Jesus is important. The day before Jesus spoke this He had performed the miracle of feeding the five thousand. The people in Jesus' audience had been filled with Messianic hope and wanted to make Jesus their king right then and there. Jesus, aware of this, took off by boat that night to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, to Capernaum. But the next day the people sought and found Him there. Immediately Jesus admonished them about their error and called them to seek the right food. He said to them, "Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you." It was this which became the center of the entire discourse of Jesus recorded in John 6. Jesus is explaining to the people the spiritual significance of His miracle. Their hearts were on the earthly, on the physical benefits they could receive if Jesus would be their king. Jesus must, and He does, explain to them who and what He really is. He is the great I AM, the very revelation of Jehovah God come down to save His people.

Read more in Context here - http://www.prca.org/refwitness/1997/1997sep14.html
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