A hunger for something more

1. A hunger for something more… – 11th
May 2016
“I amthe bread oflife. He whocomes to me will never go hungry,and he who believesin me will
never be thirsty” (John6:35).
Are you hungry? Notphysicallyhungry…butdoyouhave a hungerforsomethingmore inlife?Isthere
somethingdeepinsideof youthatneverseemstobe satisfied?If so,Jesusisthe way!Jesussaid, “Iam
the bread of life.He who comes to me will never go hungry,andhe who believes inme will never be
thirsty” (John6:35). Are you confused? Can youneverseemtofinda pathor purpose inlife?Doesit
seemlike someone hasturnedoutthe lightsandyoucannot findthe switch?If so,Jesusisthe way of
salvation!Jesusproclaimed, “Iamthe lightof the world. Whoeverfollowsme will never walkin
darkness,but will have the lightoflife” (John8:12).
Do you ever feel like youare lockedout oflife? Have you triedsomany doors,onlytofindthat whatis
behindthemisemptyandmeaningless?Are youlookingforanentrance intoa fulfillinglife?If so,Jesus
isthe wayof salvation!Jesusdeclared,“Iamthe gate; whoever enters throughme will be saved. He
will come in andgo out, andfindpasture” (John10:9). Do other people alwayslet you down? Have
your relationshipsbeenshallow andempty?Doesitseemlike everyone istryingtotake advantage of
you?If so,Jesusisthe way! Jesussaid, “Iamthe goodshepherd. The goodshepherd laysdown hislife
for the sheep. I am the goodshepherd; I know my sheep andmy sheep know me” (John10:11, 14).
Do you wonder what happens after thislife? Are youtiredof livingyourlife forthingsthatonlyrotor
rust? Do yousometimesdoubtwhetherlife hasanymeaning?Doyouwantto live afteryoudie?If so,
Jesusisthe way of salvation!Jesusdeclared, “Iamthe resurrection andthe life.He whobelieves in me
will live,even thoughhe dies; andwhoever livesand believesin me will never die” (John11:25-26).
What is the way? Whatis the truth? What is the life? Jesusanswered,“Iamthe way and the truth and
the life. Noone comes to the Father except throughme” (John14:6).
The hungerthat you feel isaspiritual hunger toknow more aboutGod, whoHe was,He isand whatHe
can be foryour future, andthat He can save youby offeringsalvationforsinscommitted… Jesusisthe
onlywayfor our salvationandtherefore the hungerone feels canonlybe fulfilledby Himalone whois
our saviour.He isthe onlyone whocan liftthe darkness andfill yourlife withlight,joyandhappiness.
Jesusisthe door to come to God’spresence andeternal Joy asopposedtoa life filledwithmiseryand
sin.Jesusisthe onlyone whocan bear all our sinsandweaknessesbecause He isthe true friend that
youhave been yearningforall yourlife!.Jesusisthe life—inthisworldandthe next.
The reasonyou feel hungry,the reasonyouseemtobe lostindarkness,the reasonyoucannotfind
meaninginlife,is whenone is separatedfromGod.The Bible tellsusthatwe have all sinned,andare
therefore separatedfromGod:“They are darkened in their understandingandseparatedfrom the life
of Godbecause ofthe ignorancethat isin them due to the hardeningoftheir hearts” (Ephesians
4:18).The voidyoufeel inyourheart is because Godis missingfromyourlife.We were createdtohave a
relationshipwithGod, butwhenwe donot have a strongand ongoingrelationshipwithHim, we looses
out onthe bigpicture of Gods plan for our life.We mustknow thatour sinseparatesusfromthe most
valuable assetwhichisourrelationship withJesusChrist.Evenworse, we are separatedfromGodfor in
thislife andthe next:“Forthe wages of sinis death,but the giftof Godiseternal lifein ChristJesus our
Lord. (Romans6:23).

2. How can thisproblem of inheritedsinandourownsinfulness be solved?We needsalvationand Jesusis
the only way whichis possible forthose whohave faithinHisname. We can learnfromJohn
3:36,”Whoever believes inthe Sonhas eternal life,but whoever rejects the Son will not see life,for
God’swrath remainson them”. Jesustookour sinuponHimself aswe can learnfrom 2 Corinthians
5:21, “Godmade himwho had nosin to be sin forus, so that in himwe might become the
righteousnessofGod”.Jesusdiedinourplace as the atoningsacrifice takingthe punishmentthatwe
rightfully deserve. Butdue toHis love forhumanity,evenwhile we were still sinners,He sentHissonto
save us: “ButGod demonstrateshisown love for us inthis: Whilewe were still sinners,Christdied for
us”(Romans5:8). AsChristianswe knowthatthree dayslater,Jesusrose fromthe dead,provingHis
victoryoversinand death.We get an importantunderstanding forChristiansbyreading Romans6:4-5,
“Wewere therefore buriedwith himthroughbaptisminto death inorder that,just as Christwas
raised fromthe deadthrough the gloryof the Father, we too maylive a new life.5
Forif we have been
unitedwith him ina death like his,we will certainlyalso be unitedwith himin a resurrection like his”.
One may inquire:WhydidHe do it?JesusansweredthatquestionHimself: “Greaterlovehasno one
than this,that he lay downhis lifefor hisfriends” (John15:13). He became the livingsacrifice sothat
we couldlive.If we place ourfaithinJesus,trustingHisdeathas the paymentforour sins, personally
repentforour sinand sinful ways,seeksalvationandconsciouslychange andmove awayfromoursinful
ways,as Christianswe canknowthat all of oursinsare forgivenandwashedaway…thenwe can begina
“newlife”.Itisonlythenthat one will be able togetthe spiritual hungersatisfied. Itisthenthat the
darkness marringone’slife will be washedwayand JesusChristwhoisthe lightof the worldwill begin
to change hisor her life. We beginaspiritually fulfillinglife.We will know withcertaintythatthe true
friendandgoodshepherd will protect,guide andguardyoueachmomentinour life.The bible states
that we will have life afterwe die—aresurrectedlife inheavenfor aneternitywithJesus! “ForGodso
lovedthe worldthat he gavehis one andonly Son,that whoever believes in himshall not perishbut
have eternal life” (John3:16).

3. “I am the bread of life.He whocomesto me will nevergohungry,and
he who believesinme willneverbe thirsty”(John6:35).