Lent Devotional March 31, 2017

⁴⁷ I am telling you the truth: the one who accepts these things has eternal life. ⁴⁸ I am the bread that gives life. ⁴⁹ Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and they died as you know. ⁵⁰ But there is another bread that comes from heaven; if you eat this bread, you will not die. ⁵¹ I am the living bread that has come down from heaven to rescue those who eat it. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever. The bread that I will give breathes life into the cosmos. This bread is My flesh. John 6:47-51 (The Voice)
Father in heaven, we need to be forgiven. We have tried to heal ourselves.  Instead of trusting in the death of Jesus Christ, we have tried to work off our guilt. We have tried so hard to pile up good deeds that outweigh our sins. Instead of trusting in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we have tried to change through our own efforts. We have tried to change our hearts through sheer willpower. Forgive us for trying to heal ourselves. Forgive us for neglecting your grace. Forgive us and heal us, for Jesus’ sake. Amen. [WSB]
Jesus said:
³⁵ I am the bread that gives life. If you come to My table and eat, you will never go hungry. Believe in Me, and you will never go thirsty. ³⁶ Here I am standing in front of you, and still you don’t believe. ³⁷ All that My Father gives to Me comes to Me. I will receive everyone; I will not send away anyone who comes to Me. ³⁸ And here’s the reason: I have come down from heaven not to pursue My own agenda but to do what He desires. I am here on behalf of the Father who sent Me. ³⁹ He sent Me to care for all He has given Me so that nothing and no one will perish. In the end, on the last day, He wants everything to be resurrected into new life. ⁴⁰ So if you want to know the will of the Father, know this: everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will live eternally; and on the last day, I am the One who will resurrect him. John 6:25-40 (The Voice)

Do you believe? Have you come to Him?