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Sep 19, 2018, 2:31:58 AM9/19/18

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Heart Hunger

I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35

Riding along with my husband on some errands, I scrolled through emails on my phone and was surprised at an incoming advertisement for a local donut shop, a shop we had just passed on the right side of the street. Suddenly my stomach growled with hunger. I marveled at how technology allows vendors to woo us into their establishments.

As I clicked off my email, I mused over God’s constant yearning to draw me closer. He always knows where I am and longs to influence my choices. I wondered, Does my heart growl in desire for Him the way my stomach did over the idea of a donut?

In John 6, following the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, the disciples eagerly ask Jesus to always give them “the bread that . . . gives life to the world” (vv. 33–34). Jesus responds in verse 35, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” How amazing that a relationship with Jesus can provide constant nourishment in our everyday lives!

The donut shop’s advertisement targeted my body’s craving, but God’s continuous knowledge of my heart’s condition invites me to recognize my ongoing need for Him and to receive the sustenance only He can provide.

Dear God, remind me of my need for Your daily bread of presence.

Jesus alone offers the only bread that truly satisfies.

心灵饥渴

我就是生命的粮，到我这里来的，必定不饿；信我的，永远不渴。-约翰福音6章35节

我丈夫开车载我去处理一些杂事，我顺便用手机浏览一下电子邮件。车子经过一家售卖甜甜圈的商店时，我的手机竟然出现了那家店的甜甜圈广告。看到这则广告顿时使我感到饥肠辘辘，这家商店使用科技吸引顾客上门的手法，实在让人惊叹。

我关掉电子邮件时，不禁思想上帝也不断呼唤我更亲近祂。祂了解我的一切，也期盼能引导我的抉择。我心想：我的心对上帝的渴望，是否有如我的肠胃渴望甜甜圈一样呢？

在约翰福音第6章，耶稣行神迹喂饱五千人之后，众人追随耶稣，恳求祂将“赐生命给世界的”粮常常赐给他们（33-34节）。耶稣回答说：“我就是生命的粮，到我这里来的，必定不饿；信我的，永远不渴”（35节）。与耶稣建立关系，就能让你我的生命日日获得充足的养分，这是何等奇妙啊！

那家甜甜圈商店的广告，为的是要唤起我身体的需求。但上帝持续关注我心灵的需要，让我深刻体会到，我天天都需要祂，并渴望得着唯独耶稣能供应的灵粮。

亲爱的上帝啊，求祢提醒我，
天天都需要祢，因祢是生命的粮。