SUSTAINED BY FEEDING

SUSTAINED BY FEEDING Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. John 6:57 The source of our spiritual Life is our union with the Son of God. And the source of Life for Jesus is his union with the Father. The Father is the source and sustainer for Jesus, and Jesus is our source of Life as well as the one who sustains us. These are spiritual truths which we will learn as we grow in our Christian life. Just as physical life is sustained by food, so our spiritual life is sustained by spiritual nourishment, and that nourishment is Jesus Himself. This is symbolized in the Lord’s Supper, but we truly experience it when we meditate on our Lord, believe in Him with trusting faith, take time for prayer and read his words in the Bible. And then, day by day we find that we are being transformed by the power of His life within us!  We know what it means to feed on Jesus, even if we can’t fully explain it in words. The wisest thing we can do is to continue practicing this, so it is as much of a habit as sitting down for breakfast, lunch and dinner! We are invited to eat abundantly, and it will be to our eternal benefit when Jesus becomes just as essential as our daily bread and drink. Lord, I thank You that this, which is a necessity for my new life, is also my greatest joy. Even now, I feed on You. By Charles H. Spurgeon