# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S944
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 361

to His words on another occasion: “Seek ye first the Kingdom
of God,” or His words to Martha, who indeed was laboring “for
the meat which perisheth”: “One thing is needful.” - Have we
learned to place proper values on “the meat which perisheth” ’
and the “meat which endureth unto everlasting life’? The scales’
of our lives, the weights and measure by which we judge the
enduring worth of things, need constant testing.

Jesus, Thou art mine forever,
Suffer not my feet to stray;

Let me in my weakness never
Cast my priceless pearl away.

THE BREAD OF LIFE

_ We read much about food today. With every: for-.
ward step of science we see more clearly in what a mar-
velous manner our heavenly Father has cared for the
hysical needs of His children: in His infinite wisdom He
has placed into the food which He provides us exactly
those ingredients which are needed to support our body
and life. .

Similarly, but in an unspeakably sublimer manner,
He has provided for the needs of our soul. He has given
us a spiritual Bread which will meet our every need,
a “Bread come down from heaven.” Jesus is that Bread!
“I am the Bread of Life,” He says, “he that cometh to
Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me
shall never thirst.”

We who believe in Christ have experienced the
blessed truth of that promise. There is no need in our
spiritual life that Jesus cannot fill, no wish that He can-
not satisfy. Peace of mind, peace ‘of conscience, as-
surance of the love of God and eternal fellowship with
Him in heaven — these are the immeasurable gifts which
have become ours through Jesus, our “Bread of Life
come down from heaven.” What precious food! And
how perfectly adapted to our needs! — “Lord, evermore
give us this Bread!” —'This is the thought which the
- Savior now develops: