After feeding the five thousand and crossing the Sea of Galilee on foot through a storm Jesus ends up in Capernaum. The crowds from the bread and fish feast seek Him out and after finding Him they get challenged. The Galileans have sunk to a new low; not regarding the Sign-Giver nor even His signs, they simply want more bread. They want a Messiah of their own design not how He has revealed Himself. Jesus tells them to seek after the bread that never perishes… eternal life from the Son of Man. They want Him to tell them how to work this out but He demonstrates that's just it, it will be His work alone and they must simply believe in Him by faith. The multiplication of bread across the sea wasn't enough, they want to see a sign greater than Moses with the manna in the wilderness to prove Himself. The Lord Jesus rebukes them as they have idolized Moses far too long, that bread was from God. And He is the I AM, the better and final Bread from God. He is the Bread of Life. What Christ offers will quench one's thirst and satisfy one's hunger forever. The people's unbelief is no obstacle to Him and His mission however. He will indeed keep all who come to Him who are given Him by the Father. From start to finish the sovereign election and grace of God will be what saves anyone. He will preserve those given to Him and raise them up on the final day. Not a soul will be able to say "if only God could have saved more" on the last day. All is the word. All given, come, and are kept by Jesus. This is where our assurance of salvation is anchored: the I AM, the Bread of Life.
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Wade is Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church in Utah since it was founded in October 2021. He was raised up by the Elders at Apologia Church in Arizona for over 6 years. God saved Wade in 2012 and since then he has been committed to following Christ and getting the Gospel out into...