For twenty-seven years I hungered for one thing or another. Growing up, I remember hungering for a two-parent family (my parents divorced when I was 4). Though my father didn’t live far away and was very much a part of my life, I wanted a mom and dad at home when I woke up. I wanted dinnertime together, and family vacations. In college and law school, I hungered for a career—and money. And once I had the career and the money, I longed to make partner—and more money. There was always something else, something more than I had, something that would cause me to be satisfied.
The “something else” came at twenty-seven, that which would satisfy, yet it was none of the things I’d had in view. The “something else” was Jesus.
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst” (John 6:35). With Jesus, nothing is missing. I’ve been made whole. For what could I possibly hunger? I’ve been redeemed from the pit. I’m blessed with every spiritual blessing. I’m loved, forgiven, and protected. I don’t have to figure out my own life’s plan. As I submit my will to God’s, I’m assured that He will establish His plans and purposes for me. And I know that “God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
Jesus is the bread of life. He’s the only One who can complete us. He’s the only One who can satisfy. He’s the only One who gives life. Do you have a hunger deep in your soul? Turn to the One who can fill it.
Jesus, You are the living bread that comes down out of heaven and gives eternal life. I praise You and thank You for coming to earth, for clothing Yourself in human flesh, and for dying for me, that I might live. Thank You that I need not hunger or thirst. Amen.
