The Bread Alone Message

Matthew 4:4 says, " Thou shall not live by bread alone.''

Questions to ask yourself as a Christian:

What is Christianity all about? Why am i a Christian? Why am i following Jesus Christ? Am i following Jesus for eternal life or is it for the miracles, the signs and the wonders alone? When God blesses me or fails to bless me, will i turn back from following Him?

In Matthew 4:4, the Devil tried to derail Jesus from His mission by tempting Him to turn stones to bread. Today, the Devil is still using the same tactic to derail the focus of men from the things that are eternal or have everlasting benefits to the soul.

Bread as food for the body has temporal value and no eternal values to the soul and spirit. Both the body and the bread nourishing it are mortal and perishable. Bread in this context includes money, riches, fame, pleasure and power which men run after in this world.

We need bread to sustain the mortal body and God has made abundant provisions in His Word for our physical comforts and well-being in this world but not at the expense of the welfare of our eternal, immortal souls. When a man dies the physical death, his body that is mortal returns to the dust but his spirit returns to God (Ecclesiastes 12:7) because the spirit is eternal and immortal.

Though God is interested in our well being in physical terms regarding the needs of the body, He has much more interest in our spiritual prosperity which is the reason why He sacrificed Jesus for our salvation. He wants us to live by the whole Word of God and not by bread alone.

Many Christians are running after signs and wonders. Though the Bible says that without signs and wonders, men will not believe, the ability to perform miracles is a proof of calling and ministry. However, the Devil too can perform miracles. If we focus our attention more on the seeking of the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, the miracles, the signs and wonders will surely manifest.

The strategy of the Devil is to make men concentrate on the bread for the body alone and neglect the welfare of the eternal and immortal soul. Many ministries are preaching and teaching a 'bread alone message' which do not point their members to heaven. Their mainly earthly prosperity messages address the vanities and the mundane attractions in the world for the mortal body but not for the immortal soul of man.

These ministries usually operated by satanic agents and false teachers do not teach the whole word of God. They focus much more on fanciful topics while avoiding the topics that address sin, repentance, holiness and righteousness, discipleship etc. They teach that God will bless them as they are - worldly and unrepentant. The Bread Alone Ministries are leading their congregations to eternal destruction by making them comfortable in sin.

We need to devote much more time and attention to the things that have eternal values, which will count much more at the end of our lives on earth. Labor not for the meat that perishes but for the meat that endures unto everlasting life ( John 6:27). Labor not to be rich. Cease from thy own wisdom. Do not make the acquisition of riches or other matters of temporal values your chief end in this world (Proverbs 23:4).

Rather we should labor more to enter into eternal rest (Hebrews 4:1)
Labor to help the poor (Ephesians 4:28)
Labor to win souls (Philippians 2:16)
Labor to support the weak (Acts 20:35)
Labor to perfect the saints (Colossians 4:12)
Labor to be accepted of God (2 Corinthians 5:9)

Ayodele Adegbulugbe
www.xtianrace.blogspot.com.ng.
Lagos Nigeria
Phone: +2348035978352