Something occurred to me today as I was buttering some bread to eat for dinner. We all know how to use physical bread. Whenever we are hungry we simply go get some, put what we want on it and eat. But what about our spiritual bread? Do we do that with our spiritual bread?
"And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." John 6:36.
Jesus said that if we believe in Him, we will never be spiritually hungry for He is the bread of life. Every time we face a spiritual need, it is a simple matter of going to Jesus and allowing Him to provide us with what we need. But I believe that we have a problem. Our problem, I believe, is that sometimes many of us interpret Scripture based on our own experience. Some of us might say something like: "Yes, but I remember a time when I was spiritually hungry...." Friends, if that is true, then one of two things has happened. Either God did not tell the truth, or we misinterpreted our experience. I would think the later.
However, could it be that we tried to fill our spiritual hunger with human resources? Could it be that we relied so heavily on our friends and the experiences of others around us the we have never learned how to go to Jesus for our spiritual food? Could is be that maybe we had a great spiritual feast several years ago, and we became so "full" of Jesus that we thought we would never have to eat again? Friends, I think that if we are lacking something spiritually, it is not because God does not have an abundance of resources prepared and available for us, it is because we have not come to Him in faith as He invites us!
Consider this: When God gave the Israelites manna in the wilderness, they had to go out each day to receive God's daily provision. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread." What does that say to us? I believe that it says that spiritual nourishment is something we must seek daily! We cannot receive it one day a week, such as in church, the Israelites received it daily. We cannot receive it by only opening our Bibles once a month. We receive it by going to Jesus through His Word and allowing His "bread" to fill us and nourish us. Give us life! Have you found spiritual food from Jesus today? No!?! But why not when it is within your grasp?
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
"And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." John 6:36.
Jesus said that if we believe in Him, we will never be spiritually hungry for He is the bread of life. Every time we face a spiritual need, it is a simple matter of going to Jesus and allowing Him to provide us with what we need. But I believe that we have a problem. Our problem, I believe, is that sometimes many of us interpret Scripture based on our own experience. Some of us might say something like: "Yes, but I remember a time when I was spiritually hungry...." Friends, if that is true, then one of two things has happened. Either God did not tell the truth, or we misinterpreted our experience. I would think the later.
However, could it be that we tried to fill our spiritual hunger with human resources? Could it be that we relied so heavily on our friends and the experiences of others around us the we have never learned how to go to Jesus for our spiritual food? Could is be that maybe we had a great spiritual feast several years ago, and we became so "full" of Jesus that we thought we would never have to eat again? Friends, I think that if we are lacking something spiritually, it is not because God does not have an abundance of resources prepared and available for us, it is because we have not come to Him in faith as He invites us!
Consider this: When God gave the Israelites manna in the wilderness, they had to go out each day to receive God's daily provision. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread." What does that say to us? I believe that it says that spiritual nourishment is something we must seek daily! We cannot receive it one day a week, such as in church, the Israelites received it daily. We cannot receive it by only opening our Bibles once a month. We receive it by going to Jesus through His Word and allowing His "bread" to fill us and nourish us. Give us life! Have you found spiritual food from Jesus today? No!?! But why not when it is within your grasp?
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
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