Daily Thought for Monday, November 28th

November 28, 2011 

What’s For Dinner

Today’s Thought:

“You become what you think.  You are what you eat.” – Barbara Cartland

Today’s Quote:

“A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine.” – Henry David Thoreau

Today’s Question:

Is there any feeling more satisfying than to find oneself full from a meal of ones favorite foods?

Today’s Bible Verses:          Matthew 4:1-4, 1 Corinthians 10:31 & Psalms 34:8

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Today’s Spiritual Thought:

“No man can be wise on an empty stomach.” – George Eliot

Least any of you might be thinking I have taken total leave of my senses, though some might not give it a second thought, my focus today on eating is not so much from the perspective of satisfying our natural hungers: but rather our spiritual.

If you read the quotes for today from a spiritual mind-set, they can have a different meaning.

Jesus said, “And 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.” – The Bible (John 6:35)

As Christians we need to desire the meat of God’s word; we need to feast upon the bread of heaven; we need to quench our thirsts at the springs of His living water.

Mark Twain said, “Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out on the inside.”   From a spiritual point of view this can hold some real truth for us.  We need to consume what we like: and if we are truly committed to God we should like those tings that pertain to Him.  This will then enable our hearts and spirits to have the spiritual strength and nutrients needed to successfully fight the spiritual battles of this world that occur daily in our life.

So what’s for dinner at your house today?  It may be spaghetti and meatballs, meatloaf or even tacos for the body: but as you know I’m asking about what are you going to feed your spirit?

To grow strong in the Lord and in the power of His might you must eat right (read and meditate upon His Word): get plenty of exercise (prayer, praise and fellowship) and you must be committed to sticking to a sound spiritual dietary plan.

Today’s Prayer:

Father, you provide all I need to be well nourished and strong: may I be faithful to avail myself of them.

“A hungry man is not a free man.”

- Adlai Stevenson