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You Are What You Eat

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Now, as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body” … And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink of it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:26-28 ESV1

Read Matthew 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-26 & Luke 22:23

You have probably heard the proverb; “You are what you eat.” That phrase means that what you eat significantly impacts your health and well-being. Because the food you eat provides the nutrients for the function of every cell in your body, eating nutrient-rich food builds a healthy body while eating junk food contributes to the tear down of your body. What is evident in this case physically has similar spiritual connotations. What you consume spiritually greatly affects your spiritual condition. Consider the words of Jesus as He dined with His disciples:

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Truly Amazing

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Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me.”  Matthew 19:21 ESV1

Read Matthew 19:16-26, Mark 10:17-27 & Luke 18:18-27

Most of us want to be amazing at something. We want to stand out above the crowd in some area. We want to be noticed for some significant accomplishment. As a society, we venerate the surprisingly talented. We revere the exceedingly intelligent. We are mesmerized by the astonishingly beautiful. We worship the incredibly athletic. We esteem the exceptionally wealthy. And we honor tremendously influential. Because we are constantly trying to earn accolades and be more amazing than the next guy, we completely miss a great secret: it is actually a blessing to be extraordinarily average, because those who do have a great deal of talent, intelligence, beauty, athletic ability, wealth, or influence are often at a disadvantage.

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Who’s Your God?

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As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Luke 9:57ESV1

Read Matthew 8:19-22 & Luke 9:57-62

Sometimes I think Jesus could have been a little nicer. After all, God is the epitome of love, and His sending of Jesus to Earth to save us is evidence of the outpouring of His love (see 1 John 4:7-10, John 3:16 & Titus 3:4-6). Over and over, the Psalmist testified to the unceasing nature of God’s love. “How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings” (Psalm 36:7). And it is the kindness of God which brings us to the point of repentance (see Romans 2:4). Yet, sometimes, when one claimed his devotion to Jesus and His purposes, Jesus seemingly extinguished that one’s enthusiasm by saying something less than encouraging.

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