I got what you need

I got what you need

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35

Jesus says that he has the necessities of life. Or, in other words, "I got what you need". But I wonder if some people think his message has lost its relevance. So many people live in plentiful circumstances. The things we need are readily obtainable. And the things we want are merely an Internet search and a click away. Frankly, most of us rarely expend much energy for the things we need. We glide through life with the attitude of, "We have got the needs covered. Hey Jesus, you got anything else?"

Jesus' offer seems out of step because our sense of values has gone awry. We want money; we prize the idea of a spouse and kids. These are the things we feel we need. And anything to the contrary seems inconsequential or superfluous. If Jesus seems outdated, then you may not have thought things through. A far-sighted person would have to consider one question: Do you think this life is all there is? Do you really feel there is no afterlife? I think that there is more to this life, than this life. I think we are "eternal-people". We have been designed for eternity. And how you enter eternity is entirely up to you.

I don't think that Jesus has lost his relevance, for we are still very much in need. You may not get what you want from God, but He always supplies what you need. And today, God is offering you The Way. Jesus says of himself that he is “The Way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

If I were you, I would reconsider what you need. Better yet, think about who you need.