Family Devotional
Day Seventeen
“Jesus replied, ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will
never be thirsty.’” John 6:35
All through each day hummingbirds are in
constant motion. Although they are very small, they need the nectar from the
flowers to keep moving. The smallest one of all is the bee hummingbird and it
has to eat all day long too. Whatever it eats, it uses as fuel immediately.
They are like little motors always going fast.
We don’t move as fast as the hummingbirds do,
but in some ways we are always going too. We read or watch movies, sleep and
dream, talk with friends, or do homework. Just being ourselves requires lots of
energy to keep our bodies, our minds, and our hearts healthy and active.
“Abide in me,” Jesus said. When our bodies
get hungry we feed them. When we are tired we sleep. When we lean on Jesus for
our heart energy we never get empty. Sometimes when we are really physically hungry
we eat snacks to fill us up quickly, but they wear off us as quickly as the
hummingbirds’ nectar does.
Jesus’ fuel for our hearts never leaves us
hungry or thirsty. No matter whether we are having a difficult day or a very
happy one, He is listening to our thoughts and prayers. He is ready to fill us
up with His personal nectar that refreshes with truth.
Action
1. For a few
days keep a food diary. Write down what you eat. And also write down when you
get hungry and tired.
2. Do you
see any patterns between times you eat and times you are hungry?
3. Ask your
parents for permission to eat only fast food for one day. How did you feel at
the end of the day?
4. Then
spend a day eating only healthy food. Do you see any differences?
Read More
Matthew 6:11
John 6:32-33
John 6:48-51
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