Bread of Life

Tonight I listened to Justin Childers sermon on John 6:30-40. His sermon is talking about how Jesus secures and satisfies. These are just a few of the things that struck me as I listened .

1. The book of John as a display case of God's glory. What an awesome way to picture God's Word.
   
2. A quote of John Piper regarding why we don't hunger for God. The reason we lack a hunger for God is that we are filling ourselves with the stale bread of the world.
3. God not only gave his Son for us, but God also gave us to his Son.
4. This quote from Charles Spurgeon:

   It is always the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus. But Satan’s work is just the opposite; he is constantly trying to make us look at ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, “Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do not repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you do not have the joy of His children; you have such a wavering hold on Jesus.”

   All these are thoughts about self, and we will never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self; He tells us that we are nothing, but that Christ is everything. Remember, therefore, it is not your hold of Christ that saves you- it is Christ that saves you- it is Christ, it is not your joy in Christ that saves you- it is Christ’s blood and merits.

   Therefore, do not look so much to your hand with which you are grasping Christ as to Christ; do not look to your hope but to Jesus, the source of your hope; do not look to your faith, but to Jesus the founder and perfecter of your faith. We will never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our deeds, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we are to overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by “looking to Jesus.” Keep your eye simply on Him; let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercessions be fresh upon your mind. When you waken in the morning look to Him; when you lie down at night look to Him. Do not let your hopes or fears come between you and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail you.

To listen to this sermon in it's entirety click here. It's the sermon from July 13.