Eternal Hope

We continue with Jesus' teaching about the bread of life. It's one of those moments when Jesus words are perhaps a little difficult to understand at face value.
What exactly does Jesus mean by this? In a very real way this text is a reversal. If you remember back to the beginning of the Bible in Genesis, you will likely think of Adam and Eve.
In the Garden of Eden, God has asked Adam and Eve not to eat. But they do. And it goes very badly (for all of us!). Death is the result. The loss of relationship with God. Even strained relationships with each other.
Jesus gives a great reversal in John's sixth chapter. God (Jesus) invites us to eat! And to receive eternal life because of Him. We regain relationship with God and each other because of the power of grace and forgiveness. It is a pivotal moment in the spiritual realm. A complete reversal.
So, what does that mean to us. It means more than I can put down here. But one grand theme to remember is eternal hope. It is Jesus who offers our salvation, and our forgiveness that lead to unending love with God and each other. That may take you a bit to comprehend. Perhaps a lifetime. But this is the good stuff of God. The bread of life has been offered to us.