Section 9
Praise the Lord that Christ is the bread of life for those who are laboring at the feast of the Pass over. A college education can never be the bread of life. Only the Lord Himself can be our satis faction. Furthermore, only Christ can quench the thirst for those who are resting and rejoicing at the feast of Tabernacles. Even when people have everything, the corn and the wine, they realize that an inner thirst still persists. They may rejoice and enjoy the produce that is in their hands, yet only the Lord has the living water to quench their thirst.
If you see the thought concerning these two feasts, you will see the two phases of man's con dition and the two aspects of Christ as our sup ply of life. On one hand, He is the bread of life while we are laboring; on the other hand, He supplies us with the living water while we are rest ing. Once you see this thought, you will under stand the whole of John 7. Although it is a long chapter, it is brief in thought. The thought is that when you have succeeded in all of your achieve ments, when you have enjoyed all of your pos sessions, when you have rejoiced in all of your best circumstances, you will then realize that your thirst has not been quenched. Nothing is adequate to quench your thirst. Only the Lord