35 And J 3SUS said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me shall never hunger ; and he that beheveth on me shall never thirst.
36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38 Por I came down from heaven,
not to do mine own will, but the will of liim that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this^is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and beheveth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Three of our Lord Jesus Christ's great sayings are strung together, like pearls, in this passage. Each of them ought to be precious to every true Christian. All taken together, they form a mine of truth, into which he that searches need never search in vain.
We have, first, in these verses, a saying of Christ about Himself. We read that Jesus said, — " I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
Our Lord would have us know that He himself is the appointed food of man's soul. The soul of every man is naturally starving and famishing through sin. Christ is given by God the Father, to be the Satisfier, the Reliever, and the Physician of man's spiritual need. In Him and His mediatorial office, — in Him and His atoning death, — in Him and His priesthood, — in Him and His grace, love, and power, — in Him alone will empty souls find their wants supplied. In Him there is life. He is " the bread of life."
With what divine and perfect wisdom this name ia chosen ! Bread is necessary food. We can manage tole- rably well without many things on our table, but not with- out bread. So is it with Christ. We must have Christ, or die in our own sins. — Bread is food that suits all. Some cannot eat meat, and some cannot eat vegetables. But all