Blessing No:[4] Food and water
When God created man He expected every member in the man's family to work faithfully and eat joyfully. An idle man will suffer hunger, but a worker's appetite works for him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any thing. The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger. They will not hunger and thirst, for the one who has compassion on them will lead them and will guide them to the springs of water. God originally designed man as a fruitarian. The great tree of life was also planted in Eden for the man to eat its fruit. But God commanded not to eat the fruit from the knowledge of the good and evil. But man and his wife ignored the fruit of life and they ate the forbidden fruit of death. Man became a law-breaker and earned his degree in curses through terrible ignorance. Adam could have eaten the fruit from the tree of life and could have been blessed, but he made the wrong choice. Every one needs food and water and from the very beginning God provided that in abundance for the physical wellbeing of man. There were also four rivers in Eden for water.
Our God is the greatest Provider in the universe. So Jesus redefined the meaning of food in the New Testament. In Lord's encounter with the devil in the desert devil brings to Jesus the same temptation of food that made Adam fall from grace. And Jesus said to the devil "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word proceeds from the mouth of God". On other occasions Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and accomplish His work". Later He said "life is more than food and the body more than clothing". Lord said the words of comfort to the ones who are depressed, "do not be worried about life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink". Jesus said "I am the bread of life, he who comes to Me will not hunger and he who believes in Me will never thirst. My flesh is the true food and my blood is the true drink". Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Hello, what are you hungry for today. Taste the Lord and praise the Lord. Amen…VJ Traven
