May 12 – Come and Eat

Proverbs 9:5

Wisdom calls out, “Come, eat of my food and drink of the wine I have mixed.” (NASB)

How often do you receive an invitation to dinner? Of course there are holiday and birthday dinners with family and friends—but otherwise how often do you socialize with others? That probably depends on your personality. Those who are more extroverts tend to socialize more, while those of us who are more introvert, keep to ourselves. It is good to be around the table with other people, sharing food, ideas, concerns and cares. Healthy for the body and the spirit.

Here’s an invitation you don’t want to pass up. Come, eat my food and drink my wine. This will be the best food—food that is from Wisdom itself. Will it make us wise? What can we expect? Proverbs 8:11 says that wisdom is better than jewels; and all desirable things can not compare with her. Even food!? Wisdom is the ultimate food for the mind and the spirit. Christ is the revelation of God’s wisdom as described in 1 Corinthians 1:24,30. He is wisdom from God. Christ is the ultimate wisdom. As Christ offered Himself as bread and wine during His last Passover meal with His disciples, was He offering us Himself as wisdom? He said of the bread and wine, as recorded in the oldest New Testament book, Mark (Mark 14:22-24), “Take it; this is My body.” And “This is My blood of the covenant, which is to be shed on behalf of many.” We are to remember Christ, what He did for us as we take those elements of sacrament, the bread and wine. In remembrance.

Proverbs 8:35 says, “For he who finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord.” Wisdom is calling out to us and offering us life---that would be eternal life with Christ. That means for those who seek wisdom and find it, they will be seated at Christ’s banquet table, feasting on His bounty. So what tasty morsels can we expect? Are you seeking wisdom?

Lord, As we seek Your wisdom, help us to find it and may it feed, not only our body and our minds, but richly nourish our spirits as well.

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