DAY 9
“[Lady Wisdom says…]Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.” (Proverbs 9:5 NLT)
Lady Wisdom is further described in chapter 9 (1-12) and contrasted with Lady Folly (13-18). Notice how similar Lady Wisdom’s offer sounds to what has been called “God’s Banquet Call” in Isaiah 55:1; “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink-even if you have no money! Come take your choice of wine or milk-it’s all free!”
We are invited by God to partake of good things. Food and beverage are some of the items most associated in our minds with blessing from the Lord. I think that is why Jesus compared Himself to the bread from Heaven of Moses’ day.
The crowd asked Jesus, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? After all our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” (John 6:30-31).
Jesus responded to them by saying, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now He offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
The crowd did not seem to fully understand and they answered, “Sir…give us that bread every day.” “Jesus replied, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (vss.32-35)
Jesus compares our deep need of salvation to our hunger and thirst-these are very real feelings that we experience daily. Jesus said that coming to Him (by repentance the Bible teaches, Acts 2:38) will satisfy our spiritual hunger and by believing in Him (that is faith, Romans 10:9,10) we will satisfy our spiritual thirst. This is ceratinly for people who have never trusted Christ as Savior but it is also for the believer to constantly come to Jesus turning from sin and believing in Him on a continual basis (reference).
“But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:24)