Saturday Reading: John 6:45-51
Key Verse: John 6:48
48 I am the Bread of life.
Devotion:
There is a big difference between the physical food that we get and the spiritual food that we get. The physical food is good for us and it sustains us whilst we have it. As we eat it it disappears and is absorbed into our bodies, that is the end of that food. The effects of that food last longer than the food because it is able to build us up so that we may last a bit longer and be able to do more. The spiritual food that we get does not fade over time unless we let go of it.
We are like containers having good things placed inside of us. All those things that are being placed inside of us can be used, not once, but over and over again as required. It is like a supply drop being added to our lives when we think there is nothing more to count on. God continues to give us these supply drops each and every day so that we can continue to survive in the wilderness in which we live. Those supply drops that He gives us are a mixture of the physical and spiritual so that we can survive physically but continue to get built up spiritually. The stronger we become in His word the more that we will be able to be used by Him and the more that we can encourage others to find Him.
Christ was willing to give His own life for us so that we would be able to obtain the spiritual food without end. Imagine how it would be if we have to work for our physical food as we as work for our spiritual food. Not only would we be physically tired at the end of each day but we would be spiritually exhausted as well. God gives us the spiritual food without question, without us having to work at it. Yes, we do have to go and get it because we are the ones making the choice that we want it, but we don’t have to break and arm or leg in order to get it – it is God’s free gift to us. Take His gift daily and be strengthened more each day...
Points to Ponder:
How much do you have to work to get paid?
How much do you have to read of God’s Word to get blessed?
