What feeds your soul?

Good morning, everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Live long; live well”

Our Bible verse for today: “But he said, ‘I have food to eat that you don’t know about.” John 4:32 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “What feeds your soul?”

Jesus and His disciples were travelling through the region of Samaria. He stopped at a well to rest while His disciples went into a nearby town to buy food for them. While He was there, Jesus had His famous encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. When His disciples returned and they found Him talking to a Samaritan woman they were astonished (it was a major breech of cultural protocol for a lone Jewish man to be talking with a lone woman – especially a Samaritan woman.)

After getting over their astonishment, and after the woman leaves the scene, the disciples attempt to give Jesus some food. But although He was surely hungry, He seemed uninterested in the food. Instead, He was still focused on His conversation with the woman (which was leading her to faith in Jesus). Finally, in verse 32, Jesus said to His disciples, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.” The disciples were confused. What could He mean? They knew He did not have food to eat. That’s why they had gone into the town to begin with.

Then, in verse 34, Jesus explains what He meant, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” In other words, more important than physical food that would be fuel for His body, Jesus had a clear purpose from God which served as fuel for His soul. Jesus knew what His purpose in life was. It was the thing that got Him out of bed in the morning, and which kept Him going all through the day. It was the thing that gave Him strength to persevere when times were hard; and having that sense of purpose and fulfillment was more important to Him than anything else, including physical food.

I want to ask you today, “What feeds your soul?” What is the thing in your life that you are passionate about, which gets you out of bed in the morning, keeps you going all through the day, and gives you the strength you need to push through the hard times in life?

Regardless of your age or the season of life you are in, you need a strong sense of purpose. It could be a career; or it could be ministry activities; or it could be caring for family members; or any number of other things.

Tomorrow we will think about some ways in which we can identify our purpose in life at this stage of life. In the meantime, I ask you to prayerfully consider what feeds your soul, what is your purpose in life right now? It is a key to living long and living well.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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