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SUNDAY JULY 5


COME TO ME

READ:
John 6:35
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I am the bread of
life. He who comes
to Me shall never
hunger.
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When Jesus lived on this earth, He invited people to come to him, and He still does today (JOHN 6:35). But what do He and His Father in heaven have that we need?

Salvation. Jesus is the only way to have forgiveness of sin and promise of heaven. "Whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life" (JOHN 3:15).

Purpose. We are to give all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength to following Jesus. "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me" (MARK 8:34).

Comfort. In trial or sorrow, the "God of all comfort...comforts us in all our tribulation" 2 COR. 1:3-4).

Wisdom. We need wisdom beyond our own for making decisions. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,... and it will be given to him" (JAMES 1:5).

Strength. When we're weary, "the LORD will give strength to his people" (PS. 29:11).

Abundant life. The fullest life is found in a relationship with Jesus. "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (JOHN 10:10).

Jesus said, "The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out" (JOHN 6:27). Come! __Anne Cetas

**How can I grow closer to God today?
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Jesus invites us to come to Him for life.

***************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 6:30-40**********************
30 Therefore they said to Him, "What sign will You perform
then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will
You do? 31 He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' "

32 Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you,
Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father
gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is
He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
Then they said to Him, "Lord, give us this bread always."

35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who
comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me
shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen Me
and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives Me will come
to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast
out. 38 for I have come down from heaven, not to do My own
will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the
Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose
nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 and this is the
will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and
believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him
up at the last day."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The day after Jesus performed the miracle of
feeding thousands of people with just five loaves of bread and two
fish, the crowd asked Him, "What sign then will you give that we
may see it and believe you? What will you do? Our ancestors ate
the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: 'He gave them bread
from heaven to eat' " (JOHN 6:30-31 NIV). This question is significant
because it was the same group of people (or at least part of that
group) that Jesus fed the day before who were now asking for a
sign. They claimed their ancestors believed because they ate the
bread from heaven. They had just seen Jesus miraculously provide
bread for them, but they lacked faith to believe Jesus was who He
said he was.