February 11, 2026 | Be Connected
Jesus is the True Bread from Heaven
Scripture: John 6:22-40(NIV)
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
Devotional
Remember the sourdough craze of the 2020 quarantine. I am a few years late, but for me it’s the sourdough craze of 2025. I love baking bread. Sandwich sourdough bread and cinnamon raisin sourdough bread are my favorites. When I want to make a treat, sourdough blueberry muffins or sourdough blueberry scones are my go-to recipes. I love baking bread for my family. They even know that if they want something, all they need to do is ask and in 2 -3 days, I’ll have fresh bread or a treat for them. When I have a friend having a rough time, I love surprising them with muffins or bread.
Bread is considered a dietary staple. A person can live a long time on bread and water alone. Bread is enough to keep someone alive. But that is all. Deuteronomy 8:3 stays “It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. “Whoever comes to me will never go hungry”. Jesus was not talking about bread. Jesus was talking of eternal life. He uses this analogy because just as bread sustains our life on earth, Jesus sustains our heavenly life. At the time, people remembered the story of Moses and manna, the bread from heaven. Jesus clarified that it was not Moses who provided the bread from heaven, but God who provided that manna. This was also not the bread to bring eternal life.
I know that my family needs the bread from Heaven. We need Jesus. This is what we believe. This is what we know to be true. Jesus is the bread of life, and all who believe in Him shall have eternal life.
Sourdough takes patience. Sourdough takes daily care. I feed my sourdough starter every day. If I do not, it takes several days to bring it back to “life.” Just like the sourdough, we need to talk to and have time with Jesus every day. We need daily “feedings” of God’s word to sustain us with the bread of life. As the Lord’s Prayer reaffirms, “Give us this day our daily bread.”
For bread to sustain my family, I will continue to bake bread. If anyone wants or needs bread, just call, I will bake you a loaf. But if you need more than life on earth, if you need eternal life, turn to Jesus.
