What Jesus Did : Luke 6:21a - Food for the Body and the Soul
by Phil Ware
Food for the Body and the Soul - Luke 6:21a
"What great blessings there are for you people that are hungry now! You will be filled." (ERV) Full TextKey Thought
We all have hunger. Yes, we do have the daily physical hunger, but that physical hunger should point us to a deeper hunger: we are hungry for God. Sometimes we try to find comfort in physical food to compensate for the hunger we feel in our souls. But, there is a place in each of us that longs for God, that hungers for his presence, and that yearns for his fullness. If we will acknowledge our hunger for God, then we can be satisfied—he will come to us and make his home in us.
Today's Prayer
O Father, give me this day the daily bread I need for my body. In addition, dear Father, give me the living bread of your presence in Jesus that feeds my soul and sustains my life. Help me recognize, dear Father, that I am hungry for you. Please, come fill my emptiness, heal my brokenness, and feed my soul. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Today's Verses in Context
Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain. Jesus stood on a flat place. A large group of his followers were there. Also, there were many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon. They all came to hear Jesus teach and to be healed of their sicknesses. Jesus healed those people that were troubled by evil spirits {from the devil}. All the people were trying to touch Jesus, because power was coming out from him. Jesus healed them all! Jesus looked at his followers and said, "What great blessings there are for you poor people! God's kingdom belongs to you. What great blessings there are for you people that are hungry now! You will be filled. What great blessings there are for you people that are crying now! You will be {happy and} laughing. "People will hate you because you belong to the Son of Man. They will make you leave their group. They will insult you. They will think it is wrong even to say your name. When these things happen, know that God will bless you. At that time you can be happy and jump for joy, because you have a great reward in heaven. Their fathers were mean to the prophets in the same way that these people are mean to you. "But it will be bad for you, you rich people, because you had your easy life. It will be bad for you people that are full now, because you will be hungry. It will be bad for you people that are laughing now, because you will be sad and cry. "It is bad when all people say good things about you. Their fathers always said good things about the false prophets.-- Luke 6:17-26 (ERV)
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