Just as we
must often eat and drink food and water to remain healthy, so must we
continually partake of the Lord Jesus Christ as our spiritual
sustenance.
This week's
memory verse speaks to the ongoing relationship with our Savior whereby we
experience His energizing presence. "Jesus said unto them, I
am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that
believeth on Me shall never thirst" (John 6:35). As the saying goes, we
must "come early and come often" if our innermost need is to be consistently
met.
Thankfully, salvation in
Christ establishes a relationship whereby we need no special place, posture or
occasion in order to relate to God. We rather worship "in spirit and in
truth," that is, the place, posture and occasion of the heart
determines whether we genuinely come and partake of His provision (John
4:24). The table and cup of grace are ever before born again believers in
the Lord Jesus, so long as we come in faith, humility and sincerity. "The
place whereon thou standest is holy ground" said the Lord to Moses of a
particular spot of earth (Exodus 3:5). The ancient Voice would say
the same to us, but of every venue in our lives as we seek to spiritually
partake of our ever-present Lord.
This is the moment. This is
the place. This is the table and the cup. Wherever we may be,
our Lord is. Our need is great. His bread and water of life are
greater. The person and work of the Lord Jesus provides our
access. Let us not miss so great an opportunity, and so bountiful a
feast. With open hearts ready to receive, expectant of sustenance, we
come. And we shall not be disappointed.
"O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the
man that trusteth in Him."
(Psalm 34:8)
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