November 12

Give me this water, that I thirst not. — JOHN iv. 15.

I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. — JOHN vi 35.

THIS is one of the "I ams" of Christ, and one which is very precious to the believer. Christ is the source and support of spiritual life. As bread is necessary to the body, so is Christ essential to the soul. As the grain has to be crushed in order to become bread, so Christ's body had to be broken, and his blood shed on the cross, that he might become the bread of life.

Unless bread is eaten it is useless. In like manner Jesus Christ must be partaken of by faith. He who uses this bread of life shall never hunger and never thirst. He shall never again hunger for this world, as formerly. He has found the grand elixir of life, so that even though he passes through the valley of Baca, he can make in it a well. He shall not hunger and thirst always, but can look forward to a glorious time when he shall join the throng "who shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more . . . for the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them and shall lead them to living fountains of waters."

H. W. Kidd.

Thou, Saviour, art the living bread;

Thou wilt my every want supply.

By thee sustained and cheered and led,

I'll press through dangers to the sky.

RAY PALMER