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Natural and Spiritual Food-Sunday Menu 1-19-25

Betty A. Burnett

Updated: Jan 19



On Friday January 17, the seniors were blessed to travel by bus to the Amish Market in Williamstown, New Jersey. I had passed the market many times while driving, but I never checked it out, although it is a well-known place.
















I tasted chicken and dumplings, egg custard and butter beans that were in a homemade sauce, the dumplings and custard reminded me of the south. Who do you think taught them how to cook? That’s history about Harriet Tubman and the “Underground Railroad”


The brisket topped it off, the aroma from the brisket was spreading, while we continued to go from vendor to vendor. Almost everything was fresh; the deli, meats, poultry, and fresh baked pastries. It was such a good experience that I want to go back again.


Now that you’ve read about the delicious natural foods that satisfied my tastebuds, let’s talk about some spiritual food that is eternally satisfying. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believe in Me has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 


I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world (John 6:47-51).


One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,  “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many? Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a lot of grass in the place. So, the men sat down, in number about five thousand.


 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. So, when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”  Therefore, they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten (John 6:8-13).


Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”  


Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?” Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”


So, He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.  And He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples to the multitude.  So, they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children (Matthew 15:32-38).


Jesus fed all those people and He made sure their appetites were satisfied; we will also feast at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” and to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.


Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God” (Revelation 19:7-9).

The Lord always has a way to satisfy our natural and spiritual appetites. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6).


His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org

 

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