“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.’” – John 6:35
Jesus is the true, ultimate, lasting satisfaction for our souls. Nothing and no one else is or can be! Apart from Jesus, our souls are constantly searching for satisfaction and our hearts are always desiring something more or something new. We see this play out in the relentless consumerism of our culture. We see this revealed by our ever-shifting passions and pursuits which consume our time and attention until we discard them in frustration because our souls remain unsatisfied.
Hobbies, pleasures, experiences, degrees, purchases, awards, activities, careers, people… We pursue and grasp at these things desperately to provide meaning and purpose for our lives. We try to fill our hungry souls with anything and everything within our reach, telling ourselves that if we could just reach more, we would find peace for our restless souls. But we won’t!
Our souls are restless because they were made for eternity. They’re restless because we were made to be in relationship with God. That’s why our souls can only find lasting satisfaction in Jesus Christ. When we trust in Christ we are united with Him. When we follow Him faithfully, nurturing our relationship with Him through prayer, worship, Scripture, service, and sharing Christ with others we allow ourselves to be filled with Christ’s Spirit.
In Him, our restless souls find peace, rest, and satisfaction. Though we’ll still need to eat dinner, the endless hunger of our souls finds eternal fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Though we’ll still need to drink water, the desperate thirst of our souls is quenched by the Living Water of Jesus Christ. Are you feasting on the Bread of Life? Are you drinking your fill of Living Water?