I make bread in my slow cooker. What started as a necessity during the 2020 COVID pandemic is now part of my baking portfolio. Just the smell of bread baking brings a smile to my lips. When the aroma floats throughout the house, I get out the butter, check the bread for doneness, and remove it from the pot. This hot, crusty mound of goodness begs to be cut and smeared with butter. And I give in willingly to the request. Freshly baked bread should be among the top ten comfort foods.
Jesus called himself the Bread of Life. He told a crowd that anyone who eats this bread—meaning Himself—would live forever. They took His words literally but missed the spiritual point. Jesus wanted them to understand that to live a full life in a fallen world required believing who He was: the Messiah.
The words Jesus spoke over two millennia ago still have power (John 6:35). I need the Bread of Life to walk in freedom and overcome obstacles. I need to feed on Jesus daily. Reading, studying, listening to, and meditating on the Word of God are ways to get my spiritual comfort food. But staying on this sacred diet requires an intentional effort. When life, my laziness, and even church come before God, God gently reminds me that I’ve missed my quiet time meals with Him.
If I forget my slow cooker bread or lose it in the refrigerator, it will grow stale and moldy over time. Jesus, the Bread of Life, has no expiration date. He is fresh every day into eternity. And this Bread is free to all who receive and believe in Him.
Jesus waits to be the everlasting comfort food for your soul and spirit. Try this Bread and receive life.
Jacqueline Broy has traveled worldwide but Miss Winnie, the RV, carries her, her husband, and their mini–Australian Labradoodle across the continental United States highways and back home to Maryland.