January’s cold weather spurs a hungry desire in me for Progresso’s Tomato Basil Soup.  It is my favorite winter comfort food.

There are so many different food combinations you can pair with tomato soup. If you were to poll random people each would name various food choices to go along with their tomato soup.

Crackers are always a crunchy easy partner. No cooking or heating required just open a box of your favorite brand and proceed.

Grilled cheese sandwich is a hot çheesy delight! It only takes a few minutes to cook up a good grilled cheese sandwich while your soup is warming for the perfect meal.

Cornbread is a southern favorite. A warm moist delicious mixture of cornmeal, buttermilk and oil. Cornbread, if you make it yourself requires extra work, but you will have enough for more than just yourself. A pan of cornbread allows you to feed many.

One thing all three of these side foods have in common is they can all be considered a carb or bread.

In John 6:35 Jesus declares,“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

When we are saved and washed in the blood of Jesus then we are considered “covered in the blood of Jesus.” Now since we are let’s consider this analogy. What if we compared the tomato soup to the salvation we received through Jesus’ death. What we choose to partner with our salvation is up to us.

Some pick the easy “cracker.” ‘I’ll take my kids to church on Sundays but I’m not going to get all crazy caught up in this Jesus stuff!”

Some might choose the “grilled cheese.” “Y,all I serve on the church finance committee, volunteer at the senior center and pay my tithes. I am thankful for my salvation so I don’t mind a little work but don’t expect me to be welcoming the homeless, visiting any prisons or loving people who disagree with me!”

Some will choose to bake some “cornbread.” “I once was lost but now I’m found. Let me tell you what my Jesus has done for me!”

We should take our children to church. We should support our church but let’s not forsake to share the “bread of life” who died for our salvation. Share the love of Jesus. Reach out to the lost, the hurting and those who are outcast. Be the good Samaritan in someone’s life.

What has Jesus done for you? Share your cornbread.