Spiritual Diet

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 9:1-20 ~~~ Psalm 117 ~~~ John 6:52-59 ~~~

Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood

has eternal life,

and I will raise him on the last day.

The idea of eternal life and being raised up on the last day
are so foreign to our fast paced instant culture.

We basically do not like waiting.
How do you tolerate waiting in line to pay for your groceries?
As we approach the check out lines we are scoping out the shortest one;
we even dare to change lanes if one seems to be moving faster.

Why do we like our microwave ovens?
They cook the food much faster;
we do not have to wait an hour to have our baked potato.
We are willing to sacrifice flavor for speed.

So are you spending you wait time?
Every day you wake up in the morning
you are waiting for your eternal life.

Eating the Bread and drinking the Blood
makes the waiting easier.
We have no clue as to when our eternal life will begin,
but we long for that day.

There is no reason to be impatient,
because we have this time to make ourselves
more ready for this eternal life.

Waiting gives us the time
to gather more of God's grace;
to secure our place in line to be raised
 up on the last day.

Eternal life varies for each person depending on when you die.
The last day will be the same for all of us...
we will all be raised up together.
Then we will all be in the greatest love of all...
the love of eternal life.

It is his love for us that wants us to be
 raised up on the last day;
to spend all of eternity with him in heaven.

There will be no more waiting when we get to heaven.
There will be no need for us to keep track of what is passing.
There will be no need to keep our eyes on our goals or dreams.

He has given us our spiritual diet for life eternal,
His Flesh and His Blood.

Do not ever think that you are not loved.
Blessed to be waiting for eternal life.
Patient Grace.
Peace.