What they’re about, where they’ve come from, where they’re going, or what they’re made for. All based on our biased perspective and limited experience with them. What we think of someone along any of these lines often reveals more truth about us than it does about them.
So it was with Jesus. He said he was the bread that came down from heaven. Others said that wasn’t possible because they knew he was a human being who came from human parents.
Yes, this story reveals a lot about who Jesus was, and still is: The one who came down from heaven to satisfy the hunger of the entire world.
This story also reveals a lot about who these other people were, and who we also are: People who are easily deceived by appearances.
