- John 6:32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
God gave the children of Israel manna, yet only enough to last each day, that they might trust in his provision each day, one day at a time. Jesus is the true bread which comes down from heaven to sustain and energize our souls. As we depend upon him each day for sustenance and power we find that, ‘The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness’ (Lam. 3:22-23).
The bread was fresh for the Israelites with each new day that they might depend on God and not the flesh. The mercies of Christ are fresh for us each day that we might depend on Christ and not the flesh.
As Martin Luther put it, we should live ‘as if Christ died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming again tomorrow.’
