Show us a sign so we can believe. (John 6:22-32):

Show us a sign so we can believe. (John 6:22-32):

We want to see evidence from people before we give them our trust, when asking for a job one must show they are able to do the Job.  Before getting married the man must show the women that he deserves her hand in marriage.  Here we see a picture of people wanting Christ to prove to them that He is the Son of God, the only problem with this picture is He has already been out there healing the sick, and just the day before feed them all with only five loaves of bread two fish.  What more does He have to do to prove Himself?  But is this not the same question many people want answered if there is a god or if Christ was the Son of God then why do people live in pain, why do children die, why do bad things happen?   These are not bad questions, but maybe they are not the correct questions.  Hang with me for just a minute.  The reality is one could answer these questions but would the answer really satisfy the one asking them,  we all know that we live in a world that is full of sin.  Do to sin there are bad things in this world, this is why God sent His son into the world so that we may be saved from the sinfulness of this world.

Christ was not sent into this world so that we could live more comfortable in this world, He even tells his followers that, the world is going to hate them (Matt 10:22,Matt24:9,Mark13:13,Luke21:17).  Yet people are still looking to God to give them what they need for their physical and earthly needs.   Christ did not come to give us what we wanted but what we needed,a savoir.  The most hated Christmas gift for children is not the toys that they wanted, but the socks that they did not want but needed.  We do not like having to buy the things that we need we like to buy the things we want.  We do not want a god that gives us what we need instead we want a god that gives us what we want.  This asking if god exist then  why… Is it the wrong question? The question we need to be asking is if God exist then what is it that I need to do in order to know God?  If God exist then what do I have to change in my life to serve God?

The Bread that we need for our souls (John 6:32-70):

Christ answers the people who are demanding that He gives them a sign like Moses did who gave them manna.  By stating that Moses was not the one who gave them manna but it was God who provided them with manna.  He continues to explain to them that He has come so that they may be saved, that they need do nothing more than to believe and be seeking out the eternal life He has for us(verses 26-27).  He goes on to explain that He is the bread, let’s understand he was being very specific to the Jewish society here.  When He talks about bread it had a deeper meaning then just food, for the Jews used bread throughout several of ceremonies and God provided them with bread when they were in desert waiting to go into the Promised Land.  When Christ says that He is the bread of life it has a deep and meaningful meaning to the Jews.  The question asked was what can you do for us in the physical realm, the answer they received was I can save your soul.  If you truly seek me out and work on coming to know me.  Christ foreshadowing  of the taking up of Sacraments tells them I can give you everlasting life, all you need to do is eat my flesh and drink my blood.  They misunderstood what Christ was saying for the cross had not happened yet.  But we understand what He is saying here and we should think of His sacrifice daily, that when we take up of the bread and wine it means so much more than just a thing we do.  It is us saying we want God to be in us to guide and direct us.  We no longer ask the question, what can God do for me, instead we ask what can I do for the Kingdom of God.  Are you truly seeking God?