THE BREAD OF LIFE
Jesus said, “...It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). We also read, “All scripture is given by inspi-
ration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in right-
eousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2
Tim. 3:16-17). That term “given by inspiration of God,” literally means that the Scriptures--all
Scriptures--are God-breathed. That means that all Scriptures proceed out of the mouth of God.
The truth is, men live by bread, but not by bread alone. Many folks are outwardly happy if
they have “things,” but are completely dejected if they do not. The rich man in Luke 12:16-21
was so concerned about “things” that he forgot about the Great Giver of all things--that is, the
God of the Bible.
Although bread is referred to as the “staff of life,” Christ is the “bread of life” (John 6:35). Man is to be sustained spiritually by every word of God. Every word of the Bible is important to
us (at least it should be). I remember a generation ago when the folks at Reader’s Digest put out
their condensed version of the Bible. Apparently they thought that many verses were just not
needed. They dared to delete nearly one-fourth of the text of the Bible (maybe even more than
that). Have they never read, “I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written
in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this
book” (Rev. 22:18-19)? I would not want to be in their shoes at the judgment, would you?
Bible words about love (1 Cor. 13). service (Matt. 20:28), obedience (Heb. 5:8-9; Acts 22:
16) and purity (Gal. 5:19-23) will never cease to have uplifting value to those who have learned
to live with God and regulate their lives by sacred teachings. Those who view “bread alone” as
the chief purpose in life can easily lose the things that make life worthwhile.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Isn’t it wonderful how dogs can win friends and influence people--
without ever reading a book!?!
Love ya,
Jesse
proceedeth out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). We also read, “All scripture is given by inspi-
ration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in right-
eousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2
Tim. 3:16-17). That term “given by inspiration of God,” literally means that the Scriptures--all
Scriptures--are God-breathed. That means that all Scriptures proceed out of the mouth of God.
The truth is, men live by bread, but not by bread alone. Many folks are outwardly happy if
they have “things,” but are completely dejected if they do not. The rich man in Luke 12:16-21
was so concerned about “things” that he forgot about the Great Giver of all things--that is, the
God of the Bible.
Although bread is referred to as the “staff of life,” Christ is the “bread of life” (John 6:35). Man is to be sustained spiritually by every word of God. Every word of the Bible is important to
us (at least it should be). I remember a generation ago when the folks at Reader’s Digest put out
their condensed version of the Bible. Apparently they thought that many verses were just not
needed. They dared to delete nearly one-fourth of the text of the Bible (maybe even more than
that). Have they never read, “I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written
in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this
book” (Rev. 22:18-19)? I would not want to be in their shoes at the judgment, would you?
Bible words about love (1 Cor. 13). service (Matt. 20:28), obedience (Heb. 5:8-9; Acts 22:
16) and purity (Gal. 5:19-23) will never cease to have uplifting value to those who have learned
to live with God and regulate their lives by sacred teachings. Those who view “bread alone” as
the chief purpose in life can easily lose the things that make life worthwhile.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Isn’t it wonderful how dogs can win friends and influence people--
without ever reading a book!?!
Love ya,
Jesse
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