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Leader Devo
There we were—out of water and feeling famished. We were above the tree line and could see the summit of Pikes Peak. All we could talk about was guzzling gallons of water and eating a dozen of the doughnuts they sell at the Summit House.
When we reached the top of Pikes Peak, we did get bottles of water and a dozen doughnuts. I wish I could say they were as satisfying as we had envisioned, but they were not. In fact, they made the car trip down the mountain very uncomfortable. My hunger wasn’t satisfied. Instead, I felt sick.
Read John 6:10–14, 25–35. John 6 tells us that Jesus has come to satisfy hunger—the deepest pangs of hunger within us all. Those pangs that go beyond something that bread can satisfy—emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual pangs.
What’s more, Jesus also tells the crowd they are looking in the wrong places to satisfy their hunger— much like eating doughnuts after climbing a 14,000+ foot mountain. It’s something we all do. In verse 27, Jesus calls this “food that spoils” (NIV).
What are your deepest places of hunger, desire, or need? When have you tried to satisfy that hunger or desire by looking in the wrong places?
Jesus is health. He is life. He is the very bread of life.
—Jeff Stone
Associate Pastor and Professional Counselor
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Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.”
— John 8:12
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