“And He took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in
remembrance of Me.”—Luke 22:19
Have you ever thought that when you eat something that
it literally becomes a part of you? Jesus
exhorted His disciples, to work for food that would endure to eternal life, “Do not labor for the food which
perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of
Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him”(John
6:27). Our Heavenly Father has always called
humankind to return to Him. He wants us to know Him and to receive all that He
has to offer to us. Reading Isaiah 55:1-2
reveals a divine prompting, “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you
who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what
does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight
itself in abundance.”
Our
Scripture reading today reminds us that Jesus is the food offering that we are
to partake of. In fact, He was
essentially saying, “I will die in your place and conquer death, for you, and
this will bring you real life. I
encourage you today, even in the act of eating natural food—a necessity to
sustain your physical body—to remember who is “your daily bread.” And when you do, give thanks for what He has given to us.
You have been given everything that pertains to Zoë life—the life as God
knows it!
Prayer—Heavenly
Father, thank You for everything that You have given to me. Today I chose to delight myself in Your
abundance, in Your goodness, and in Your mercy.
Today, Lord, I chose You as my daily bread, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
