For The Life of The World

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Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”​

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Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6:51-58 NASB1995)​

Another word for the word “eat” is partake, which means to take part in, to participate in, to join in with. Spiritually speaking it has to do with fellowship with Christ, which is participation with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection via us dying with him to sin and us being raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as slaves to God and to his righteousness. For the word fellowship also means participation, sharing, contribution, and partnership. We have a part in him.

For in Jesus’ death and resurrection he put our sins to death with him, and he rose victorious over sin, death, Satan, and hell, on our behalf, so that by faith in him, which comes from God, we will now die with him to sin and walk with him in obedience to his commands in holy living. And this is what he was talking about here, too. We must participate with Christ in death to sin and in being victorious over Satan and hell, by faith in him, which results in obedience to him and us no longer living under the control of sin.

And another word for “drink” is swallow, which means to believe, to accept, and to allow. And Jesus’ blood represents his life given for us on that cross, whereby he took upon himself the sins of the world and put them to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will now give up our lives of sin and selfishness and pride in order to now live for him and for his purpose and his glory. So, what Jesus was saying is that we must die with him to sin, and now walk in obedience to his commands, for us to have eternal life in him.

But it goes beyond just death to sin and walks of obedience to our Lord’s commands, but it has to do with our daily fellowship with him and our daily participation with him in his death and life by how we live our lives day in and day out for him, in fellowship (participation) with him in his work and in his will that he has for our lives. For our faith in Jesus Christ, if it is biblical faith, means that we join with Christ in marriage to him, and he now becomes our husband, and we become his bride, and he is now our life.

So, this isn’t about just praying a prayer to receive Christ so that when we die we get to go to heaven and not to hell. This is about Christ becoming our life, with us in him, and him in us, and him living his life now through us as we cooperate and participate with him in his work on this earth. We become one with him in mind and heart and purpose, and we now live our lives for him and for what he wants, and no longer for self and what we want. He is now master of our lives and our lives are now surrendered to his will.

And, as those who participate with Christ in his death and resurrection, via us dying with him to sin and being raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin, but as slaves to righteousness, we will also suffer with him in being persecuted for the sake of his name and for the sake of righteousness, and for the sake of the gospel. Especially if we are sharing the truth of the gospel in a day when many are believing Satan’s lies, we will suffer if we confront the lies and if we speak the truth.

Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You

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For The Life of The World
An Original Work / August 28, 2025
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