Bread for the Hungry

[Thompson, Darryl]

Bread for the Hungry 

     Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John
6:35.  

     Many are starved and strengthless because, instead of eating of the
Bread which came down from heaven, they fill their minds with things of
minor importance. But if the sinner will partake of the Bread of Life,
he will, regenerated and restored, become a living soul. The Bread sent
down from heaven will infuse new life into his weakened energies. The
Holy Spirit will take of the things of God and show them to him, and if
he will receive them his character will be cleansed from all
selfishness, and refined and purified for heaven.  

     To the careless, the indifferent, the unconcerned, those standing
on the precipice of ruin, Christ says: Open the door of your heart; give
Me entrance, and I will make you a child of God. I will transform your
weak, sinful nature into the divine image, giving it beauty and
perfection. . . .  

     Not only does Christ give us the Bread of Life, but the Water of
Life, which He gives, is as a well of water, springing up into
everlasting life. It possesses life-giving properties and purifying
efficacy for it proceeds from the throne of God.  

     Those who will permit God to work in them will grow up unto the
full stature of men and women in Christ Jesus. Every power of the mind
and body will be used in the service of God. . . . He has wonderful
blessings to give to those who will receive Him. He is mighty in
strength and wonderful in counsel. By the ministration of the Holy
Spirit, He seeks to impress His image upon our characters. If we will
feed upon Him we shall become new creatures in Christ Jesus. The virtues
of a true Christian character, the excellences that are revealed in the
character of Christ, will be seen in the life born of the Spirit. Man,
with his human nature, will become a partaker of divinity. The power of
Christ will work to sanctify every part of the being, diffusing life,
activity, and soundness through the whole, and developing spiritual
efficiency.  

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