Matthew Henry Commentary John 6:28-35

"They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." — John 6:28-35 (ASV)

Constant exercise of faith in Christ is the most important and difficult part of the obedience required of us as sinners seeking salvation. When by his grace we are enabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy dispositions follow, and acceptable services may be done. God, even his Father, who gave their ancestors that food from heaven to support their natural lives, now gave them the true Bread for the salvation of their souls.

Coming to Jesus and believing in him signify the same thing. Christ shows that he is the true Bread; he is to the soul what bread is to the body, nourishing and supporting the spiritual life. He is the Bread of God: Bread that the Father gives, which he has made to be the food of our souls.

Bread nourishes only through the powers of a living body; but Christ is himself living Bread and nourishes by his own power. The doctrine of Christ crucified is now as strengthening and comforting to a believer as ever it was. He is the Bread that came down from heaven.

It denotes the Divinity of Christ's person and his authority; also, the Divine origin of all the good that flows to us through him. May we, with understanding and earnestness, say: Lord, evermore give us this Bread.