"They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
In today's lesson, Jesus explained to the Jewish leadership that His mission is not to literally feed the Jewish multitudes through miracles, but rather to provide for them the "bread" required to achieve everlasting life. Jesus said, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."
Jesus was sent as a means of redemption for those who would believe, He knew that there would be some who, although witnessing His many miracles, would not believe in Him, He said; "ye also have seen me, and believe not." This means that just recognizing the Jesus exists is not sufficient, one must actually place ones faith in Him completely to become one with Him to eternal life.
The lost souls of today are given the same choice that was given to those rebellious Jews with one caveat, we today can only witness the miracles God performs in our own personal lives, we don't always see the miracles He performs elsewhere every day.
We, like those early Jews, are given our own free will and can still either choose to place our faith in Jesus Christ for the remission of our sins or, we can deny Him and suffer eternal damnation.
Jesus said; "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (Matthew 7:14 in part)
When God calls, seek Him out through Jesus Christ for He is that narrow path that leads to everlasting life.~
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