No. 10

Bread of life

Hey, it’s been a while!

I’ve been meaning to write something for a little while. I’ve ‘ummed’ and ‘aahed’ about what to write for quite sometime…Sometimes it feels like there’s so much to share, yet at the same time you have nothing at all. Or perhaps that’s just me? Anyway, one phrase I keep coming back to is the ‘bread of life’.

For those that know me know that I quite enjoy baking - especially baking bread. There’s nothing quite like the beautiful aroma of fresh bread! Ohh and fresh bread just out of the oven with a healthy spread of butter - utterly delicious!

But as much as I could go on and on about fresh bread, there is a bread that far surpasses even the finest and freshest bread we might eat… and that’s the bread of Heaven. It is a bread that truly satisfies!

Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. John 6 vs 32-33

Recently the Lord led me into a period of extended fasting. During that time the reality of Jesus being our bread, our sustenance, the one who really satisfies became so real to me. I was feasting on Him. I’d never quite experienced it to that degree before, but there is something refining when we cut out all the other things that ‘feed us’ be it food, media or other inputs and come to feast solely on Him. Is Jesus really enough for us? Yes, yes He is. He is one who strengthens us, He is the one who fills our cup, He is the one that meets our deepest need. Nothing else satisfies…and Jesus really does satisfy.

‘nothing in this world will satisfy, Jesus you’re the cup that won’t run dry’

One night I had a profound encounter as I tuned in to a communion service that Lou Engle was holding. It was about 2am and Lou started sharing about beholding the bread. Lou took his time, waiting on the Lord and encouraging us to simply behold the bread - to behold Jesus. I didn’t have any physical bread, but as Lou shared I closed my eyes and the Lord gave me a picture. I saw a picture of Jesus holding out a loaf of fresh bread before me. Almost as soon as I saw this picture, my room filled with the aroma of fresh bread! It was 2am - I can assure you no one was baking bread at that time! It was a fragrance from the Lord. I was to feast on Him!

But the beautiful thing is, this is to be the reality of our everyday. Jesus is our daily bread. I’m learning simply to sit at His feet and feast on Him. For me, that period of fasting made me realise how often I’d turn to other things - even great sermons and beautiful youtube worships sets! Of course, those things can be great but they will never replace simply beholding Jesus, and Him alone.

I was listening to something a little ago from Heidi Baker and she said this;

‘If we eat and drink of Him everyday we will be so strong, we would be fearless. If you would just eat and drink of Jesus, you would have no fear of famine. You would have no fear of where the Lord sends you because you’d be so strong in Him.’

I don’t know about you, but that sounds pretty great to me. I want to be so strong in Him, courageous and fearless. And I think it’s necessary for the days ahead, and for us to be able to step into all the Lord has. It reminds me of the woman described in Proverbs 31 vs 25 ‘She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.’ May we be those women. May we be those who feast upon Jesus!

Much love,

Katie

p.s. I hope to get back to writing a bit more frequently. So hopefully you’ll hear from me again soon!