The Surprise Of The Invisible Num-Nums! (AKA- Food)
I completely agree with everything everyone wrote concerning the chapters of women and Jesus.
Incredible stuff for today's day and age. Even the liberal left of America and their attempt to "elevate those who choose to identify as women," can't touch the depths of freedom Jesus offers men and women in any culture and in any time period.
The part that really "made sense of my story" was page 213 "The Surprise of the invisible food."
"The women comes seeking well water and carries divine living water with her back to the village. But before she leaves the well, the disciples return bringing human food from the village, only to discover that Jesus has been renewed by divine food that they as yet do not adequately understand. It is the sustaining nourishment one receives when one is engaged in fulfilling the will of God and accomplishing his task. Two kinds of drink and two kinds of food are woven into the story for the reader to note and ponder."
That little paragraph reminded me of many times over the years where God intimately feed me (us) a divine meal of Mikey repairs, ski boat fixes, late night hospital runs, exploded trailer tires, and so much more. As I recollect the past 13 summers on the water, those divine meal times were the best parts of my story!
As Admin life unfolds during the summer, you will (re)discover that human food and drink nourishment is extremely "over-rated!" Many human meals will be missed and or simply forgotten due to the demands of the job. Yet, like Jesus, supplementation of divine nourishment is received when one is engaged in fulfilling the will of God.
-Reid
Incredible stuff for today's day and age. Even the liberal left of America and their attempt to "elevate those who choose to identify as women," can't touch the depths of freedom Jesus offers men and women in any culture and in any time period.
The part that really "made sense of my story" was page 213 "The Surprise of the invisible food."
"The women comes seeking well water and carries divine living water with her back to the village. But before she leaves the well, the disciples return bringing human food from the village, only to discover that Jesus has been renewed by divine food that they as yet do not adequately understand. It is the sustaining nourishment one receives when one is engaged in fulfilling the will of God and accomplishing his task. Two kinds of drink and two kinds of food are woven into the story for the reader to note and ponder."
That little paragraph reminded me of many times over the years where God intimately feed me (us) a divine meal of Mikey repairs, ski boat fixes, late night hospital runs, exploded trailer tires, and so much more. As I recollect the past 13 summers on the water, those divine meal times were the best parts of my story!
As Admin life unfolds during the summer, you will (re)discover that human food and drink nourishment is extremely "over-rated!" Many human meals will be missed and or simply forgotten due to the demands of the job. Yet, like Jesus, supplementation of divine nourishment is received when one is engaged in fulfilling the will of God.
-Reid
Good stuff, Reid!! Makes me hungry for that divine meal, only given from a divine source!
ReplyDeleteCheck out today’s verse of the day: 2 Cor 9:15
“Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!”
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