Mere Barley Loaves

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For bread lover, you can state your best brand in town. Some of us go as far as falling headlong in love, with a special brand made outside our own state of residence.

Soft bread makes a good combo with many things, namely; porridge beans(madoo), fried egg, spreads, tea, groundnut, yoghurt, etc.

Mostly, bread is made from wheat flour, gotten by processing the cereal wheat, grown mostly in the savannahs.

Bread could also be made from barley (known primarily for beer production). This practice was upheld in the old civilization, mostly among the Jews.

Barley bread among the Jews was known as the "commoner's food", a cheap staple food, which the poor could afford.

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So we see Jesus in John 6:25 accusing the crowd that sort after Him, a day after He fed the five thousand with five unleavened barley loaves and two fishes of seeking for food, rather than the signs and wonders He performed.

My exact thoughts: what was just so interesting about the unleavened barley loaves and two fishes ( who knows if it was bonga fish) that made the crowd seek Him?

Just so you know: in Israel barley loaf is cheaper than a stick of cigarette.

They sort for Him so much that, they searched two neighboring cities and even boarded boats, just to find Him. Concluding that the money spent was enough to purchase barley loaves for themselves, isn't false.

This strongly opens to our eyes that they sort after something else, not mere barley loaves but The Bread (The Word, the Teaching, the truth)

In a world where signs and wonders are sort after, be careful not to misplace your priority.

Sign and wonders can not make you grow. They are wonderful acts of God's omnipotence but the ministry of the word and prayers is what gives you deep root.

Seek after the sincere word of God and make this your outmost priority.

Remember that every man is responsible for building his own house, but the wind will test what they built.

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