There is physical food and there is spiritual food.

It went on for a long time, but I want to make it as brief as possible as I can.

Sitting in one of the restaurants here in town, I noticed someone buying two cakes, one for himself and one for  his mate. Eating one of the cakes, he urged his friend to take the other one. But his mate indicated that he had eaten enough and did not need any more. All the urging did not help until finally the buyer of the cakes broke the other one in half, ate one half of it and the other half was put into a paper bag to be taken home.

All the urging to eat the delicious cake did not help and I was thinking to myself, “How persistent  are we when we tell others about spiritual food?”

Oswald Chamber writes today (29.09) in his devotional treasury MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST about the verse in First Corinthians 9:16, where it says, “Yet when I preach the Gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!”

The Lord Jesus Christ says: “I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE.” – John 6:48

And in First Corinthians 9:19 we read: “Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone to win as many as possible.”

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life. (John 6:48) And in  Deuteronomy 8:3 it says, “…, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Read also Matthew 4:4.

The Cross

“We continually

First Thessalonians 1;3,4

Intr.:

remember before our God and Father

1. your work produced by faith,
2. your labor prompted by love, and
3. your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Jesus Christ.

End:

For we know, brothers loved by God, …”

“THERE IS IN EVERY HUMAN BEING A SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG; THERE IS A CONSCIENCE; THERE IS A FEELING THAT IF WE DO CERTAIN THINGS WE WILL BE PUNISHED, AND THAT WE DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED.” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Cross

“Put to death, therefore,

Colossians 3:5,6

Intr.:

whatever belongs to your earthly nature:

• sexual immorality,
• impurity,
• lust,
• evil desires and
• greed, which is idolatry.

End:

Because of these the wrath of God is coming.”

Who knows the name of this flower?

“HIS DIVINE POWER HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS THROUGH OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HIM WHO CALLED US BY HIS OWN GLORY AND GOODNESS.” – Second Peter 1:3

“MEMORIES”

“HE [TIMOTHY] HAS TOLD US THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE PLEASANT MEMORIES OF US AND THAT YOU LONG TO SEE US, JUST AS WE ALSO LONG TO SEE YOU.” – First Thessalonians 3:6

Finished reading ROMANS, Exposition of Chapter 1, The Gospel of God, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.

Reading now ROMANS, Exposition of chapters 3:20 – 4:25, Atonement and Justification by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.

“The greatest need today is a return to expository preaching.” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones