Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 6pm.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall by no means hunger, and he who believes into Me shall by no means ever thirst. (John 6:35)
As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. (John 6:57)
And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Gen. 2:9)
Use these verses (above) to describe God’s intention for man.
They are saturated with the fatness of Your house, / And You cause them to drink of the river of Your pleasures. (Psa. 36:8)
With You is the fountain of life; / In Your light we see light. (Psa. 36:9)
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:4)
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)
In My Father’s house are many abodes; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14:2)
What does the “house” in the verses above refer to? How do these verses relate to each other?
One thing I have asked from Jehovah; / That do I seek: / To dwell in the house of Jehovah / All the days of my life, / To behold the beauty of Jehovah, / And to inquire in His temple. (Psa. 27:4)
A day in Your courts is better than a thousand; / I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God / Than dwell in the tents of the wicked. (Psa. 84:10)
Is there something in these two verses that touches you?
Further reading: The Tree of Life, chapter 4, published by Living Stream Ministry