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Our Cravings

“‘My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’” John 4:34

Food is important to us. And it may be one of the most commonly talked-about topics in the whole world. But for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome who constantly feel hungry, food is all-consuming. Relentless craving makes food a focus in their lives. Since our daughter deals with this, we find that when an activity is planned, the question of food always arises. For her, food can be an obsession, an item to be hoarded, or a reason for anxiety.

This has caused me to think about what I crave in life. Is my desire as persistent for spiritual food as my daughter’s is for physical food? Jesus said His food was doing His Father’s will. Is desiring and doing God’s will my daily life focus? Jesus never said, “Don’t eat.” But His life demonstrated the real priority of our need for spiritual food to grow a strong, healthy life in Him.

God has given us the delights of food—from home cooking to gourmet dining to campfire feasting. But those delights are but pointers to our greatest nourishment: Jesus, the bread of life (see John 6:35).

SCRIPTURE FOCUS
John 6:30-35

INSIGHT
“Bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more/ Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole.” (Richard Blanchard, 1959)

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
2 Kings 7-8
Proverbs 14
1 Peter 1

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