Friday, December 28, 2012

December 28 - Bread of Life

"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." ... Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst." John 6:33, 35 

I ate some cold left over Italian sausage and spinach pizza yesterday…and it was so tasty—absolutely scrumptious! I so enjoyed it so much that just thinking about it now makes my mouth water. Some things taste great when they are freshly baked and then even better when they’ve “aged.” Pizza is one of those things—but I could eat pizza just about any time of day…any day! What is your favorite pizza topping? Mine is pesto sauce topped with garlic chicken, artichoke hearts and spinach. Adding some sun dried tomatoes makes it even more tasty…along with some feta cheese.

So we could feast on pizza any day…and on God’s word as well. Jesus tells us that He is the bread of life—who God sent down from Heaven to give us life. Life abundantly. There are so many verses about life in the Bible—actually 554 times in the NASB translation. But you can find every conceivable topic as you search through any concordance electronic search. Since the Bible is living it continues to speak in a fresh way... For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12. So what is your favorite scripture? What speaks to your heart today?

This year has gone by so very quickly—only three more days left. Only three days left this year to gather around the Banquet Table with The King and feast on His Word. Only three more days and my goal of a year—365 days, well actually 366 days—of writing daily devotionals for my family…and friends. This has been a special year of real quality time spent with Lord every morning. Focusing—and feasting—on God’s word just puts me in the best frame of mind. So looking back over this year, I can say that I have had a good year. I’ve found that sometimes I spend too much time writing this blog…too much time. How can that be?? Well—it is necessary to do other things like cooking, cleaning and spending time with other people. I’ve neglected that sometimes…and my husband can do a pretty good job of cooking breakfast. Actually he had made some good sausage from scratch this fall. There is really no better thing in life than to spend time with the Lord—but once again I am admonished to be a doer of the word…But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. James 1:22-24. So may I challenge you to be doers of the word, too? Whatever scripture is speaking to your heart, may you not only listen intently, but apply it to your life and in obedience to the Lord, reach out to others.

Lord, As I feast on Your word, I hear You speaking to me…help me to be obedient.

© 2012 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).

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