Got Bread?

How often do you eat? Morning? Noon? Night? All of the above? Or do you only eat once each week? Each month? Umm... you're not hungry?

Of course my opening question is about Jesus. He is our daily bread.

"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread." - Matthew 6:9-11

Our daily bread. Jesus is the bread of life.

"I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger and whoever believes in me shall never thirst." - John 6:35

In the Old Testament book of Exodus we read how God kept His people alive in the wilderness. He gave them mana to eat.

"Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day." - Exodus 16:4

God gave them 'bread from heaven' every day. The bread represented what God would later provide in Jesus.

And how often do we need Jesus in our lives? Every day. So why do we leave our Bibles sitting on the shelf? Do we think we know it all? The Bible is a big book! Lots of bread to digest.

God wants us to read it every day.

"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." - Deuteronomy 6:6-9

"They are not just idle words for you. They are your life." - Deuteronomy 32:47

"Experts" (whoever THEY are) tell us that the average human can survive anywhere from 8 to 21 days without food (bread). Three days without water.

Jesus has plenty to eat and drink. It's in His Word. He has plenty to eat. So, what are we waiting for? Aren't you hungry?

"Take and eat." - Matthew 26:26