Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023:
Pause. Pray. Read. Be still. Write. Pray. Go about your day or turn in for the night.
Read: John 6:25-35
We eat bread to satisfy physical hunger and sustain physical life. However, we can satisfy our spiritual hunger and sustain our spiritual life only by being in the right relationship with Jesus Christ. But, Christ will not push his way into our daily walk. We must invite him in. And Christ assures us that he will not reject anyone who opens the door and lets him in.
Be still and Reflect: How would you describe your relationship with Christ? Do you invite him into your day each morning? Or is he a passing thought and quick prayer at mealtime? How can you strengthen that relationship daily and satisfy your spiritual hunger?
Pray:
Lord Jesus, I confess that I can prioritize wrongly. I can be prone to spend time, money, and affections on those things that fade or waste away, that leave me with hunger pains and a yearning for more.
I enter this pause in my day, recognizing that you are the true Bread of Life. You and your words quench my thirst and gratify my longings in an everlasting way. As I go about my day, Lord Jesus, reorient me so that I see with your eyes, hear with your ears, discern with your heart, and love as you love me. Through the power of your Holy Spirit in me, make it so. Amen.