Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Listen to the Word

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)

We spend much of our lives striving to fill the emptiness inside us. There is a hole there, and we keep hoping that the next purchase, the next romance, the next vacation, or the next promotion will fill the hole. It never does the trick. We try to stuff the empty spot with money, or chocolate, or applause, or busyness, but still we are hungry and thirsty for more. Experience confirms that empty stuff can’t fill us.

But Jesus can. One of the big claims he makes about himself is that he is the bread of life. He can fill our emptiness once and for all. He is the only one who can satisfy us. 

Live the Word

What things do you turn to over and over to try to fill your empty soul? Agree with Jesus about the emptiness of those things, and ask him to fill you with himself.