4月24日

標　　題： 屬靈的糧食

經　　節： 耶穌說：「我就是生命的糧。到我這裡來的，必定不餓；信我的，永遠不渴。」（約翰福音六章35節）

我們知道如何以糧食滿足自己的肉體。肚子餓了，我們就去吃。你是否也是如此對待你的靈性？耶穌說，如果相信祂，我們永遠不會有靈性的饑餓與營養不良，因為祂說自己是「生命之糧」。每當有靈性的需要，我們就單純地來到耶穌面前，讓祂滿足我們。

我們的問題是有時以自己的經驗解釋聖經。我們說：「是的，我們曾經靈性饑渴過。」如果真是如此，不是神沒告訴我們真理，就是我們誤解自己的經驗。我們是否可能以人為的辦法，來滿足靈性的饑渴？我們是否太倚靠朋友與他人的經驗，卻從未學習來到耶穌面前，讓祂供應屬靈食物？我們是否多年前曾享用屬靈豐盛的筵席，以為飽嘗了基督就不需再吃？我們愈來愈瘦、愈來愈餓，因為我們還靠著多年前朝見神時的供應。靈性若有缺乏，不是因為神沒有為你預備豐盛的資源，乃是因為你沒有以信心回應神的邀請（約翰福音十：10）。

當神在曠野賜下嗎哪時，以色列兒女需要每天出去拾取神每日的供應。耶穌教導祂的門徒如此禱告：「我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。」屬靈的營養需要你日日追求，你今天是否已經查找屬靈的糧食呢？

Spiritual Bread

And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

We know how to use physical bread. Whenever we are hungry we simply go and eat. Do we do that spiritually? Jesus said if we believe in Him, we will never be spiritually hungry, or malnourished, for He is the “bread of life.” Every time we face a spiritual need, it is a simple matter of going to Christ and allowing Him to provide us with what we need.

Our problem is that sometimes we interpret Scripture based on our own experience. We say, “Yes, but I remember a time when I was spiritually hungry.” If that is true, then either God did not tell the truth, or we misinterpreted our experience. Could it be that we tried to satisfy our spiritual hunger with human resources? Could it be that we relied so heavily upon friends and the experiences of others that we have never learned how to go to Christ for our own spiritual food? Could it be that we had a great spiritual feast several years ago, and we were so “full” of Christ that we thought we would never have to eat again? We grew lean and hungry because we were still operating on an encounter with God we had years ago. If you are lacking something spiritually, it is not because God does not have an abundance of resources prepared and available for you. It is that you have not come to Him in faith as He invites (John 10:10).

When God gave manna in the wilderness, the children of Israel had to go out each day to receive God’s daily provision. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Spiritual nourishment is something you must seek daily. Have you found spiritual food from Christ today?