02/01/2012  The Bread of Life

By Larry M. Jaynes:

Matthew 4:4:
But he {Jesus} answered {the Tempter} and said, It is written {in Deuteronomy 8:3}, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Obviously, we need bread to live physically; however, to have real spiritual life empowering and motivating us, the biblical requirement is always to feed our spiritual lives with spiritual food. In the Greek Text the word for live in the verse above means to have and experience true life beyond mere existence, the life that only God can sustain by giving life out of (or from) Himself, "for in him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

In the Greek, the word, word is rheema and means that which is spoken. It is a small portion of the whole (Word of God). It can represent a single word, a sentence, or a sermon from the Scriptures, and most assuredly, a rheema is what you are reading now - a Bible Byte. The word proceedeth indicates the reaching of a goal - the believer, from the very mouth of God all the way to the believer's heart (John 14:23). The words in the Bible are made up of God's love letters that we may daily assimilate in order to grow spiritually.

Jesus was all alone up on the mountain (besides the Tempter), and thus, he was referring to himself (as a Man, I Timothy 2:5) when he quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3. Jesus spoke and believed in the words that he needed at that moment in time to, first, assure his heart of the truth within the Word of God; secondly, to cause satanic pressures to diminish; and thirdly, It is written to inspire those of us who would read, believe, and understand the power believers really have through knowing the words of God.

Temptation so often comes to us when we are alone, either by ourselves or among strangers, and even then, we can overcome the thoughts and actions that would cause us to stray from the grace and love of God and our Savior. As believers, we can defeat the ideas and thoughts that cause error by placing God's words in our hearts and by knowing of its power to help in time of need, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee" (Psalms 119:11). Jesus, as our example of walking with God, needed to believe and confess the Word of God (It is written) even when he was alone, to stand against temptation.

Jesus considered it necessary to know the comfort and encouragement that is recorded within the Bible, as we may also look to his example of receiving and believing in the bread of life. Jesus knew the words that came out of the mouth of God would help him live and enjoy life, just as the word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God inspires and empowers those of us who know and believe in them to be more than conquers over temptation and adversity.

John 14:23:
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 15:7:
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 17:8:
For I {Jesus} have given unto them the words which thou {God} gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

In the Bible, we learn from Jesus' example (John 14:23, above) that as we love and keep his words we can experience God's love for us, because through keeping Jesus' words we will come to know experientially the absolute certainty of both the Father and Jesus abiding within us. Then as we continue on this path through abiding in Jesus via placing his words in our hearts (John 15:7, 17:8, above), we will be enabled to ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you!

Jesus Christ is the golden thread to God Himself, as Jesus connects our thoughts and lives to our heavenly Father, for every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God is given in order that we may enjoy a life that is more than abundant (John 10:10).

We might want to think in terms of how adamant we would become about finding physical food to live if we were very hungry and apply that same drive towards spiritual nourishment, just as Jeremiah confessed, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart" (Jeremiah 15:16). Jeremiah discovered what gave his life happiness, purpose, and reason and sets a great example for us today.

We would be hard pressed to find someone who only ate one day a week at one sitting and enjoyed an energetic week. We can enjoy a daily dose of spiritual nourishment in the words of God that can become the joy and rejoicing of our hearts like the Prophet, Jeremiah confessed. God's words can be served, enjoyed, and lived on by receiving byte-sized morsels, as Jesus explained in Matthew 4:4 (above).

John 6:63:
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I {Jesus} speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

When we receive and value the words that are spirit and life (spiritually alive) that are served to us from God's whole Word, life itself will become more of a daily delight, giving us even greater satisfaction and fulfillment than we could have ever dreamed; this is our daily benefit from the bread of life.

Psalms 11:10-16:
-10: With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
-11: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
-12: Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
-13: With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
-14: I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
-15: I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
-16: I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

Today, all believers still need God's Word so that we may stand against satanic pressures and enjoy life, even over temptations, just as the Psalmist wrote, Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

With the words of God in our hearts, we can repel temptation and be victorious, as our Savior had done in the wilderness, by our believing in and confessing the words that have proceeded out of the mouth of God.

I Thessalonians 2:13 (The Amplified Bible):*
And we also [especially] thank God continually for this, that when you received the message of God [which you heard] from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the Word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its superhuman power in those who adhere to and trust in and rely on it].

Hebrews 4:12 (The Amplified Bible):*
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

*Scripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE. The Amplified New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation.
Used by permission.

"We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in his word, he intended to be conspicuous in our lives." Charles Spurgeon

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5. The One Great Subject in Scripture
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3. Leviticus – Reveals Jesus Christ as the Offering and the High Priest
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12/01/2008  The Golden Thread - Book I

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John 16:33 (The Amplified Bible):*
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]

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*Scripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE. The Amplified New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation.
Used by permission.

08/28/2007  Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Her “Terrible Pain of Loss”

It was a dark day for the Christian world to hear and realize that Mother Teresa actually wrote of her doubts about the existence of God.

She wrote:

"I am told God lives in me – and yet the reality of darkness and coldness and emptiness is so great that nothing touches my soul."

"I want God with all the power of my soul – and yet between us there is terrible separation."

"I feel just that terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing."

The above quotations and many others are from newly released letters and are currently riding across the airwaves in news stories and commentaries and her personal thoughts have been compiled in a new book titled, "Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light." Mother Teresa was without a doubt a great person and saintly women of God who helped inspire and led many people towards the light, yet she was somewhat tormented from within her heart as she wanted to see and believe more than she saw. She was unable to reach her personal goals of realizing God in her, just as all too many professing Christians think, believe, and come face-to-face with similar letdowns while still hoping and searching for God.

In our eBook, The Golden Thread, you will learn that Jesus Christ is the link to God Himself, as Jesus confessed "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." When Christ touches your soul, when you begin seeing him not only throughout God's Word but also in your own life, then the darkness and coldness and emptiness, and as well the terrible separation between a Christian believer and his or her God will completely subside. The light of God Himself can illuminate your inner soul through Christ and restore the terrible pain of loss; this is the underlying theme of The Golden Thread. Through this new and inspiring eBook, you will find the principles that allow Jesus Christ to show you that God wants you, that He does live in you, and as you learn from this eBook to increase your faith in Jesus Christ, you will come to experience the certainty of God really existing in your life!

When we look at a good person such as Mother Teresa, for an example, who searched a lifetime and looked for clear cut, heartfelt proofs without ever really knowing whether God is truly real; this story causes one to be saddened for her, especially knowing how kind and giving she was towards even less fortunate souls. Imagine how much more her giving could have meant to her, personally, if she could have realized in her heart the existence of God – greater miracles would have abounded! Now we could also take another person (like you for example), who may be struggling over these same basic issues of looking for God and not knowing how to recognize His voice. If you are still searching, then we would ask you to simply read The Golden Thread in your quest for God, the reason being is that you would discover Jesus and his continued mission which is to reveal the realities of God in your personal life. We further believe that you will experience your heavenly Father's acceptance of you from His Word and from within your own heart!

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So often, many people are hesitant or even afraid to seek and come to God and see Him for Who He really is, which thankfully, He is known to us as being Love and Light. Take the challenge and do not allow doubts or worries to whelp up into fear that may prevent you from realizing our omnipresent God, but invite His graciousness into your life and heart. The Golden Thread was written to help show you how to enjoy His peaceful grace and how to experience His awesome presence and how to receive His delightful presents!

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True, if our eBook is wrong and does not lead you to an unprecedented understanding of God, then you would have donated a few dollars and a little of your time (though the cost is much less than a movie, a drink, and a snack at a theater). Now let us turn this around and propose the following. What if we are correct and our research is true, then you will have an abundant, eternal profit to gain from your loving, heavenly Father as you are drawn into an intimate relationship with Him whose desire is to cherish, to love, and to sustain you for all eternity! If you have never known this caring and loving God before, we are so very sorry, but in truth, in The Golden Thread, you will find your way to the warmth and loving embrace of your heavenly Father!