Receive God’s Provision By Believing

While the specifics of religion may differ across cultures and regions, a fundamental understanding of it involves what individuals consider divine, holy, true, sacred, and deserving of reverence. From a practical perspective, religion can be a driving and guiding force in a person's life. Although there are many commendable acts of benevolence and positive spiritual concepts within religions, religion itself cannot save anyone. See, according to the Holy Scriptures of Christianity, God requires belief in the sufficiency of His Son, Jesus Christ.
For this reason, Jesus made seven distinctive statements about His deity. In the context of those statements, He explained the sufficiency of His provision, received only through belief in Him.

All seven statements are found exclusively in John's Gospel. Here is the context of the first one:  John 6:27-37 / ESV,  “Jesus said, ‘Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.’ 28 Then they said to him, ‘What must we do, to be doing the works of God?’ 29 Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ 30 So they said to him, ‘Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ 32 Jesus then said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ 34 They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ 35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.’ ”
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esus told the people, especially the religious leaders and their followers, that to experience the fulfillment that only He can bring, they must believe in who God says He is.

At its core, the purpose of John's Gospel is belief, which is also why God has ensured that the Scriptures have been preserved. The Bible should not be viewed as a rulebook, a relic, or a collection of cultish religious teachings. Instead, see God's Word as heaven's primary way of allowing human beings to believe and grow in Christ.

When we believe, more of God's provisions will follow, including salvation and daily strength from the Lord. Knowing this, trust the Lord and believe in who He is and what the Father has given Him to do.