Jun 2008
daily bread
06/03/2008 10:41 PM Filed in: Meditations
Tonight
as I prepare teaching notes for my Haggai class, I've
found myself considering our provision of daily bread.
Many Christians know and pray as Jesus taught us, "give
us this day our daily bread," (Mat 6:11) If God desire
us to pray for it, it's because He longs to answer that
prayer. In the natural, we really must pray for our
daily provision of food. I certainly am learning too.
But it simultaneously speaks of our spiritual
nourishment as well. And often we will reach for the
food that satisfies our flesh, while neglecting to
reach for the food that satisfies our souls.
This week is GBF (Global Bridegroom Fast). And as I sit here drinking my water, while feeling hunger pains, I realize that the Lord never called us to fast from Him. Our spiritual bread really is intended to be a daily provision. Every day, there is bread from heaven for our souls. Every day there is nourishment that strengthens the inner man... unto having the fulness of God dwelling within! (Eph 3:16-19)
But how did I get there while preparing my Haggai class? Well I was reviewing Mosaic Law on the grain offerings in Leviticus (Lev 6:14-18), because Haggai the prophet asks a question about the transference of holiness from the grain offering. And considering Leviticus 6 I realized that the grain offering was the daily bread of the priests. This daily bread was born at the altar, out of sacrifice. There is no daily bread without sacrifice. And that is my meditation: There is no daily bread without sacrifice.
This week is GBF (Global Bridegroom Fast). And as I sit here drinking my water, while feeling hunger pains, I realize that the Lord never called us to fast from Him. Our spiritual bread really is intended to be a daily provision. Every day, there is bread from heaven for our souls. Every day there is nourishment that strengthens the inner man... unto having the fulness of God dwelling within! (Eph 3:16-19)
But how did I get there while preparing my Haggai class? Well I was reviewing Mosaic Law on the grain offerings in Leviticus (Lev 6:14-18), because Haggai the prophet asks a question about the transference of holiness from the grain offering. And considering Leviticus 6 I realized that the grain offering was the daily bread of the priests. This daily bread was born at the altar, out of sacrifice. There is no daily bread without sacrifice. And that is my meditation: There is no daily bread without sacrifice.
