Spend time in prayer and silence with God asking Him to meet with you and speak to you.
Bible Reading
Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed Him because they saw miraculous signs He had performed on the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with His disciples. The Jewish Passover Feast was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward Him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for He already had in mind what He was going to do. Philip answered Him, “Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” Another of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they all had enough to eat, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is come into the world.” Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
– John 6:1-15
Devotion
In the Gospel of John, Jesus often used metaphors to describe Himself. “I am the bread of life.” “I am the light of the world.” “I am the resurrection and the life.” “I am the way.” With each metaphor, Jesus is inviting us to understand something that He is, and something that He does for us.
The Big Question
What was the setting for the “bread of life” message? Why did Jesus withdraw from the crowd after performing this miracle? What did Jesus mean in John 6:35 when He declared, “I am the bread of life?”
Conclude your time in prayer and silence, reflecting on what God revealed to you today.