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Eternal Food Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that I, the Son of Man, can give you. (John 6:27) Ever notice how Jesus has as way of boiling life down to the bare essentials? Every time we try to complicate things, he simplifies them for us. Whenever we want to make things difficult, he’s there to remind us how easy things can be. We try to add things to the list; he scratches them off. We take three pages to write up our job description; he sums it up in a few sentences. “You shouldn’t be so concerned about perishable things like food,” said Jesus. “Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that I, the Son of Man, can give you” (John 6:27). Jesus reduced all of life’s struggles down to two basic philosophies: You can either work for perishable things or eternal ones. You can take food that spoils or food that lasts forever. You can concern yourself with temporal things or focus instead on heavenly things. It’s your choice. Food that spoils is anything that stays in the grave after we’re gone. It’s the money we’ve made, the houses we’ve owned, the awards we’ve won, the success we’ve achieved, the praises we’ve gained from others. It is all of those things we did for ourselves during our days on earth. Food that lasts is anything that remains after we’re gone. It’s the spiritual legacy we leave for our children. The impact we had on the lives of others. The treasures we stored up in heaven. The eternal influence we had on a temporal world. And how do we get this food? Where do we find meals that won’t perish when our body does? How do we gain heavenly things in a rotting world? Jesus gives them to us. Eternal life is a free gift from God. It’s not something we earn or buy or work to achieve. The food that lasts after we’re gone lasts only because it comes from Jesus. He is not only the giver of our legacy; he is the source of it.
Today’s Reading John 6:26-27 Reflection How much time do you spend seeking eternal treasures? How do we develop a taste for food that lasts, instead of food that perishes?
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The best-selling Left Behind series has captured the attention of millions of readers, and it has changed lives. It has brought millions of believers the motivation to examine their hearts. Are you ready to embrace eternity? Live each moment as if it could be your last? Your future is more important than your past. Where you are going matters more than where you have been. What you do from this day forward means much more than what you have already done. You may be affected by your past, but you are not defined by it. Not in the eyes of God. What does it mean to embrace eternity? It means grasping each breath as if it could be your last, living life moment by precious moment with your feet planted firmly on earth but your heart aimed squarely at heaven. It means learning to embrace the role of dual citizenship—living in one world while belonging to another. It is a lifestyle of living like there’s no tomorrow and then dying so that your real life can finally begin! This 365-day devotional explores the themes introduced in the Left Behind series—themes of salvation, grace, obedience, and faith. New believers as well as mature believers will find a message of faith that will inspire and motivate daily.
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