Food That Endures

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. (Jn 6:27a)

Jesus isn’t actually saying we shouldn’t work for a living. He is using hyperbole to make the point that if our goals and all our energies are directed solely to the things of this world, we will have missed what is of most importance. It is the eternal things that matter most. After Jesus had spoken to the woman at the well, he told his disciples, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about. My food is to do the will of him who sent me.” All the world’s pleasures are fleeting and ultimately empty and unsatisfying, but to love God and seek his Kingdom satisfies forevermore.