Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
Jesus the
Bread of Life
Sssisy Setesl Las,sa Ter March 8. 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

't'JJsbJbN len 49, J't'b Niilu uU1O
them. I am the bread Of lifo."-John
TfME.-The day after our last los
son, when Jesus fed the $500. April, A.
u. q.
pJACE-Genncsarot, "A beautiful plain
on The western shore OF the Sea Of CALI
Lee. south Of Cap"rDnum.
SCRIPTURE PREFERENCES Jesus
the Bread OF Lifc, John & iS-ji, ~; ! Got.
II % %. and the use Of "br"nd" In the In
stitution Of the LORDS Supper. compare
Deut. $50 and 20 20: Matt. a. GIL. The
Mama referred to In John SO, 10; ES.
IG:I-35; Neh. 3l5: Pisa. 7s2i Jesus the
Life. John ~. SEA; g; Il:5; HG; i73;
I John Ia; 2:25; 5:iI-l3, 90 2 Cor, AN;
Gni. 2;1, Col. 33; 2 Tim. IL. 10. Rev.
27. Old Testament Miracles ~ Feeding
compared and contrnst"d with this mir
arIc Of Jesus. Elijah fed by ravens Il
Kings I7:O: miraculpusly increases the
Widows meal and OIL q Kings 1916;
Elisha Feeds 100 men with 20 ioavos "a
Kings 4i2-D.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Why did the people seek Jesus?
This question I'm v. % implies that
the next morning the people had been
searching for Jesus, not having seen
him leave the fields where the miracle
had been wrought.
W no'iN'S NV BiF'b' NV ''b'''
motive they ought to have had, and
the lower motive which prcdominateh.
V. 2G. "JcsGs answered. not their
spoken question, but their spiritual
necd which their conduct asked. "Ye
seek me, not because yc Jaw the mir.
acIeg." X. ", Signs" the Greek name
for miracles used here. This would
have been n right motive to which
Jesus himself appealed. They were
not attracted by the miracles NJ
signs Of Gods love, a8 types and
proofs that Jesus was the Messiah. AZ
Invitations to trust and love him.
"Itut bccaus" yc did eat the %lOavcS. and
were filled" The verb means "werc
satisfied az n beast with fodder
Whitclaw. They wcr" not hypOcIitcR;
they only took "A low View. and were
selfish. Their motives lay chiefly in
the results Of the miracles; the heal
Ing, the satisfying Of hunger, and not
IN the miracles IA signs. Thny saw
th" out ward form Of the miracles. but
not the soul; the husk, but not the
kernel; they read the words M In IN
unknown tongue, but did not see
their meaning.
They were like the Roman soldier.
who, finding an embroidered purse ~
Jewels. kept tho purse, bat threw
away the priceless gems.
Why did Jesus answer ns he did?
by this answer Jesus tried TO lIN The
minds and hearts Of the people TO
higher motives and clearer views u
the truth.
How did Jesus lead them To higher
aims In life? V. 27. Labor not"
Work not: the same word ~ "work"
IN w. $3.50 below. For the meat
which p%crishcth." The food for the
body. This IL not to be the chief end
Gve Of work for daily food
V. 81. "Our fathers did eat mamma
IN the desert" tsrc FIX. lGJ "hR II Ia
written" (Ex. 1874: PEA. 1921, Sep
tuagint v%"fBiOn). Moses, our founder,
lbwgiyer and leader, to whom tho
promised DcIivercr ID TO be like Dnut
1873; Acts 3 :22).
Moses proved that he was sent
from God by giving the people bread
from heaven 10 eat; now what do you
do that ~ greater than his to Lroyo
that you are the greater prophet, even
the Messiah, who win deliver M from
oar bondage to the Romano. na Moses
delivered IN from the EgyItians?
Jesus had fed 5000 with Ave lOayrs
from the earth for one meal Moses
bad fed millions for 40 years with
bread from heaven"
The TostB.- Such are the tests Of
true religion, By which we may rec,
ORnizc II and distinguish II from all
substitutes that are offered, % II
10 from heaven aud bears the marks
of its heavenly origin. ca 81 gives
1f", awakeBs and Bustnins every fac.
ulty. CD IL 10 for the soul. the Splr.
ttial nature. more than for the body
90 II bi"saes for this life. but es
pcc!ally prepares for eternal life, an
assures M Of It's b~lcssndness. 60 n
IN universal, for all ages. and for all
men, under all circumstances. Co
But. Ike earthly bread, II must be
eaten In order to avail.
What In meant by Jesus az the
Bread Of Life? How does he feed cur
souls? First, He ny his atoncmenl
and holy spirit imparts spiritual lIfc
tho new NE Of God In the soul. We
are born OF the Spirit"
Second. The souI needs food M
really Az the body. Every faculty OF
the soul needs its " food, that viii
strengthen and subtain It's life, do
vclop its powers, make II grow int
tbo fulIunoa and uerfartInn ~ a.. M.