Wednesday // 31st January 2024
The food that satisfies!
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
1 Peter 2:2
God has provided bread for the whole world. And the bread He offers is more than mere sustenance; it is food for life in its fullest measure-the “abundant life” Jesus spoke of. What is this bread of God that we hunger for so desperately? Jesus said, “The bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world” (John 6:33). In other words, Jesus Himself is the answer! Like the manna sent to sustain life for the children of Israel in the wilderness, Jesus is the Bread of God for us-the gift sent to sustain life for us today and every day.
The Bread of God, when eaten daily, produces a quality of life that Jesus Himself enjoyed. Christ participated in a life that flowed directly from His heavenly Father-a life, He said, that ought also to quicken us: “I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me” (John 6:57).
The church doesn’t have this superior life because much of what is heard from pulpits today are only pleasurable sermons- they are “fun”! stories that are well-told, their applications are easy and practical, and nothing said ever offends anyone. Pure spiritual food will always confront the sin in us. It will burn our guilty consciences. Even glorious praise and worship can not eliminate the need for the Word of God. Worship from unclean lips is actually an abomination to God.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin
The food that satisfies!
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
1 Peter 2:2
God has provided bread for the whole world. And the bread He offers is more than mere sustenance; it is food for life in its fullest measure-the “abundant life” Jesus spoke of. What is this bread of God that we hunger for so desperately? Jesus said, “The bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world” (John 6:33). In other words, Jesus Himself is the answer! Like the manna sent to sustain life for the children of Israel in the wilderness, Jesus is the Bread of God for us-the gift sent to sustain life for us today and every day.
The Bread of God, when eaten daily, produces a quality of life that Jesus Himself enjoyed. Christ participated in a life that flowed directly from His heavenly Father-a life, He said, that ought also to quicken us: “I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me” (John 6:57).
The church doesn’t have this superior life because much of what is heard from pulpits today are only pleasurable sermons- they are “fun”! stories that are well-told, their applications are easy and practical, and nothing said ever offends anyone. Pure spiritual food will always confront the sin in us. It will burn our guilty consciences. Even glorious praise and worship can not eliminate the need for the Word of God. Worship from unclean lips is actually an abomination to God.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin