What's the longest you've ever been without food? Some have missed maybe no more than a meal or two; some live for prolonged periods with meager but adequate morsels. And millions of people worldwide have known hunger their entire lives.
Hunger affects you in many ways: you have trouble focusing, you become physically and emotionally depleted, and the long-term effects include torturously poor health.
But physical food isn't the only kind that you need; God's Word is also foundational food (John 4:32). It is just as necessary to your mind, your body, and your soul as the fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins you take in every day.
Jesus, the Word (John 1:1), called Himself the "bread of life" (John 6:35). If we know Him as our daily bread, we must live depending on the Bible to guide us to recognize Him.
Moses told the Israelites, "He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you didn't know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord" (Deut. 8:3).
This is the exact verse Jesus quoted when Satan tempted Him to eat during His forty-day fast (Matt. 4:4). So we know the Word, we take it in, we allow it to change us from inside out, and we learn that we can't function properly without it.
The Bible is meant to be your food: hold on to it for life (Phil. 2:16), depend on it for health (Prov. 4:22), and treasure it more than the physical food (Job 23:12)
Amen
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