We act as if bread
was enough. We spend our entire lives
working for bread to sustain us. We make
careers out of it. Everything we live
for flows from our need for bread. We
become so engrossed in our pursuit of that which sustains our lives that we
confuse our need with our wants. We act
as if nothing else matters.
However, Jesus
reminds us that life is more than the pursuit of earthly things. Life is not just what we can provide for
ourselves. Life is more than our
temporary existence on earth. Life is
eternal. From the moment of our
conception onward, we have eternal life.
The part of us that thinks, feels, and moves us into action, will never
die. Whether we like it or not doesn't
matter. We are souls in human
flesh. Life is determined by the choices
we make. Each decision we make regarding
our souls is an investment in eternity. We
choose whom we serve, where we will spend
eternity, and how we will spend eternity.
He who squanders the opportunities Christ
gives him to repent will suffer the most when he rejects Christ. And, He who serves Christ in love and
humility will be rewarded the most. We
need much more than what we can find in the world for life; we need Christ.
Yes, we need bread for our physical
lives. We need to take care of our basic
needs for life. But, do not neglect your
most important need, a right relationship with Christ. If you are able to take care of everything
you need for this life and lose your soul, you have lost everything. The most basic need of life is our
relationship with God.
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