It would sound better if He had said "I WAS" instead of "I AM." The present tense implies Christ's eternal existence as God. Even though Jesus does not explicitly call Himself "God", He does refer ...
To eat earthly bread sustains life for a time, but the person will ultimately die. To receive the spiritual bread (i.e., Christ) gives one eternal life. Jesus Christ clearly states in verse 51 that he ...
He who saw it has borne witness-his testimony ... Love is revealed to us in the Incarnation, the redemptive journey which Jesus Christ made on our earth, culminating in the supreme sacrifice ...