Introduction

Some weeks feel like riding a rickety elevator: you’re not sure what floor you’ll land on, you just hope the doors open and you can step out standing. The headlines howl, the inbox fills, the calendar crowds. You try to smile, but your soul sighs. Have you felt that lately? Have you wondered, “Where do I place my weight? What can actually hold me?” You’re in good company today. The Lord Jesus speaks to restless hearts with words that steady us, feed us, and keep us when the ground wobbles.

Jesus doesn’t hand us theories; He gives us Himself. He talks about seeing the Father—truth from the only trustworthy eyewitness. He talks about bread—simple, daily, essential. He talks to people like us—hungry, hurried, and sometimes hurting. And He invites us to anchor our trust in Him, receive the Bread of Life, and rest when life shakes beneath our feet.

J. I. Packer once wrote, “Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life’s problems fall into place of their own accord.” (J. I. Packer, Knowing God) That’s not a scolding; it’s a sweet reminder. When knowing God becomes the main business, the heart finds ballast. The fog may linger, the waves may rise, but the ship steadies.

Today we’ll listen to Jesus say what no other teacher could say: He has seen the Father. We’ll hear Him call Himself the Bread of Life. And we’ll bring our trembling foundations to the One who never trembles. If your spirit feels thin, He has bread for you. If your feet feel unsure, He has a firm place for you. If your mind is noisy, He has a whisper for you: “Come to Me.”

Scripture Reading (ESV) John 6:46-49 46 not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. Psalm 11:3 3 if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

Opening Prayer Father, we come with open hands and hungry hearts. We confess we are easily swayed by storms, surprised by setbacks, and stretched by the needs of each day. Lord Jesus, You who have seen the Father, speak with authority to our anxious places. Bread of Life, feed our faith. Holy Spirit, quiet the noise within us and make the words of Scripture warm, living, and near. Where we wobble, steady us. Where we are weary, strengthen us. Where we are unsure, guide us. Fix our eyes on Christ, anchor our trust in Him, and teach us to rest when the foundations shake. We ask this in the strong name of Jesus. Amen.

Anchor your trust in the One who has seen the Father

When Jesus speaks about the Father, He speaks from sight. He is “from God.” He “has seen the Father.” That is why His words carry weight. We can lean on what He says about God, because He knows.

Think of how trust grows when someone has been there. A guide who has walked the path can point to the way with calm. Jesus does more. He knows the Father’s mind, the Father’s heart, the Father’s will. So when He talks about life, about faith, about hope, we are hearing the clearest voice.

“Not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.” This line matters when our view feels small. We guess. We fear. We get mixed messages about who God is and what God wants. Jesus cuts through the fog. He is not passing along a rumor. He is giving a report from His own sight. This means He reveals what the Father is like. Tender and holy. Strong and near. He does not misread the Father. He does not overstate or understate. He gives us the Father’s true face. When you read His words in the Gospels, you are not hunting for hints in the dark. You are receiving light from the Source. That is why His teaching gives peace. That is why His commands lead to life. We do not have to invent our own picture of God. We have Him.

Jesus then says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.” He marks it with a double Amen. He wants this to land. The life He gives is not far away. He says “has,” not “might have.” Faith in Him brings a present share in eternal life. That life is His life shared with us. It is a gift, not a wage. It is received, not achieved. This helps when our days feel thin. Your standing before God is not built on your most recent good day. It rests on Him. He has the life. He gives the life. Trust opens the hand. The result is real. A new birth. A clean record. A living bond. When doubts speak, you can answer with His promise. When guilt speaks, you can answer with His promise. When fear speaks, you can answer with His promise. “Whoever believes has eternal life.”

“I am the bread of life.” He chooses a simple word. Bread sits on the table each day. Bread is taken in, not just looked at. He says He is to the soul what bread is to the body. He nourishes. He strengthens. He satisfies. This is a picture we can live by. We come to Him daily, not only in need, but as our normal way to live. We take Him in by faith. We listen to His voice in Scripture. We speak to Him in prayer. We receive His grace at the Table. We walk with His people. We obey His ways in the small things. As we do, our inner life is fed. Our thoughts are set right. Our desires are trained. Our love grows steady. Many things promise quick energy and fade fast. He gives steady strength that lasts the long day. He does not run out. He is bread for today, and bread for tomorrow, and bread for the day after that.

“Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.” This line is honest. The manna was real. It was given by God. It kept people alive on a hard road. But it was not the final gift. It could not stop death. Jesus is showing a clear line. He gives a food that carries a person through death and beyond. He is not against gifts like manna. He honors what God has done in the past. He wants the crowd to see that He brings more. He brings God’s own life to us. Many good things help us for a season. Work. Health. Friends. Family. These are good. They cannot do what only Christ does. He gives life that does not end. He gives a share in the age to come. When we trust Him, our hunger shifts. We still receive daily gifts with thanks. We look to Him first. We measure all other bread by this Bread.

This touches how we live when things feel unstable. We do not have to build our own map of God. We look to the Son who has seen the Father.

His word becomes our safe place. His promise holds when our plans change.

His life in us changes how we face need. We come again and again for bread.

His past grace helps us give thanks. His present grace meets us now. His future grace will meet us then.

So we come to Him. We come with open hands. We come often. We come hungry.

And He gives Himself. He gives life. He gives the Father’s heart made known.

Receive the Bread of Life for eternal life

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