Not by Bread Alone

In A.D. 840, Bertram of Corbie wrote that the soul is not nourished by physical bread but by “the bread of eternal life,” the Word of God and His grace. As Jesus declared, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). Today we have unprecedented material abundance fine clothes, shelter, and ease yet ulcers, fear, and discontent abound. The substance of life is missing. Students from prosperous homes riot for “rights” and more possessions, ignorant of true poverty, while material solutions alone breed perpetual frustration. Christ warned that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy, but He came that we might have life abundantly (John 10:10). Without Jesus Christ, the true bread of life, no amount of wealth can satisfy. Those who offer only material answers are not helpers but thieves. The faithful, like Bertram centuries ago, still share both spiritual and material life, proving that the substance of life in Christ is the only lasting answer to man’s deepest needs. #NotByBreadAlone #BreadOfLife #AbundantLifeInChris