From the Father

John 6:32-33

This is in the middle of Jesus preaching that He is the bread of life. I hope to blog on that tomorrow but this especially stood out to me.

"Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.""

This story took place almost immediately after Jesus fed the five thousand. The people are asking Jesus logical and successive questions based upon Jesus' response to the first. The people ask how to gain the seal of approval from the Lord in which Jesus replies "believe in the one he has sent".

The people ask for a sign from God much like the time when Moses gave the Israelites manna. Jesus replied with what is said in John 6:32-33. This is important to note. Many times, when we do good things or have success, we claim that such things are from us. Jesus quickly squashes the mentality that Moses gave the people the bread and replaces it with the notion that it was God that provided. In our success, we ought not to pound our chests in pride but to bow down and to praise God for His provision.