Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” —Matthew 4:4.
Like Esau, we get so diverted, distracted, and disturbed by the mundane things of life—things like growling bellies and petty jealousies. The evil one uses these to lead us to forget the longer-range view of things and the important promises of God’s Scriptures. God’s incarnate Word (Jesus), his written Word (the Scriptures), and his proclaimed Word in the Gospel are what can sustain us eternally. These are the nourishing sustenance of God’s living bread we seek, the true daily bread we need God to supply (Matthew 6:11).