📖 “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.’ ” John 6:35
Every human heart carries a hunger no achievement, possession, or human affection can satisfy. We pursue goals, accumulate experiences, build careers, and nurture relationships, yet beneath all these runs a deeper ache, a longing that whispers, “There must be more.”
Jesus speaks into that longing with stunning clarity.
“I am the bread of life.”
Not simply the giver of bread, but the Bread Himself, the One who alone satisfies the deepest places of our soul.
This is why I love Jesus.
❤️ He satisfies my deepest hunger.
1️⃣ He fills the emptiness nothing else can touch.
There are regions of the human heart that no accomplishment, no relationship, and no possession can ever touch.
The 17th-century French philosopher, Blaise Pascal, famously said, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ”.
In my own journey, I have known moments of great fulfilment:
- leading FOCUS Kenya at a young age,
- mentoring student leaders,
- working internationally and Africa in governance and development,
- engaging in policy, strategy and governance consulting for national, bilateral, and multi-lateral organizations,
- seeing initiatives flourish,
- witnessing transformation in people and organizations.
And yet, none of these achievements, precious as they are, could fill the deepest space in my heart. That place belongs to Christ alone.
I love Jesus because He reaches where nothing else can.
He fills the emptiness with Himself; the Bread of Life.
2️⃣ His satisfaction is not temporary.
Earthly “bread” fades quickly.
We eat, and we hunger again.
We succeed, and we soon want more.
We receive praise or affirmation, and it fades quickly.
We reach a milestone, and the next challenge appears.
But Jesus promises something radically different:
“Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry.”
Never.
The satisfaction Jesus gives is not fleeting. It does not evaporate under pressure. It does not depend on circumstances. It does not diminish with age.
It is not affected by success or failure.
It is not threatened by uncertainty.
I have known seasons when outwardly everything was thriving, and yet inwardly I sensed a longing for something deeper. And I have known seasons when outwardly things were difficult, yet inwardly Christ filled me with peace and contentment.
I love Jesus because His satisfaction is not based on life’s conditions; it is rooted in His presence.
3️⃣ He invites me to come as I am.
Jesus does not say, “Fix yourself, then come to Me.”
He says,
“Whoever comes to Me…”
The door is open.
The table is set.
The invitation is universal.
The welcome is personal.
In moments of weakness, when I felt unworthy, tired, inadequate, or spiritually dry, Jesus’ call was the same:
👐Come to Me.
👐Come hungry.
👐Come weary.
👐Come empty.
👐Come desperate.
👐Come confused.
👐Come wounded.
And every time I came, He received me, not with condemnation but with compassion.
I love Jesus because His heart is always open, and His invitation is always warm.
4️⃣ He Himself is the feast.
Jesus does not offer us things; He offers us Himself.
This is the secret of the Christian life:
Christ is the gift. Christ is the treasure. Christ is the bread.
To follow Jesus is to feast on:
📖 His Word
🌿 His presence
✨ His truth
💛 His character
🤍 His love
Over decades of walking with Him – from my early faith as a young teenager, through years of ministry, international development, and consulting – I have found that what nourishes me most is not the work I do, but the Christ I know.
He is the well that quenches thirst.
He is the bread that satisfies hunger.
He is the fullness behind every longing.
I love Jesus because He is the feast my soul was created for.
🎵 My Worship Response
Today, the song that carries this longing most deeply is “This Is the Air I Breathe.”
“This is the air I breathe, Your holy presence living in me.”
“This is my daily bread, Your very word spoken to me.”
“And I, I am desperate for You, I am lost without You.”
This is the cry of a heart that knows Jesus is the essential nourishment of life.
He is not a supplement.
Not an addition.
Not an accessory.
He is our air and our bread.
Like the hymn says, “Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah.”
Like the worship chorus says, “Jesus at the center of it all.”
Like another chorus says, “I am desperate for You.”
He is the One who sustains, leads, centers, and fills every part of our lives.
🙏 Lord Jesus, satisfy my hunger with Yourself.
✨ Reason # 6 Why I Love Jesus:
He satisfies my deepest hunger, fully, personally, and eternally.
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