Fresh Bread

No, I have not miraculously turned into a bread baker. This blog is the result of reading the Bible this morning. The Bible is full of bread references. Showbread in the Tabernacle symbolized that God would "show" up. Manna (a type of bread) came from heaven to feed the Israelites in the wilderness. The Bible is spoken of as bread. There are many more, but the most important is Jesus' reference to bread representing his broken body. We are told to remember by eating the bread and drinking the wine which symbolizes his blood sacrifice. That's the background, but my emphasis is on God's Word being the bread.

There's something incredibly wonderful about fresh bread. It makes me wonder why so many of us are content with stale bread. God has fresh bread for us to taste today and receive sustenance from! In reading Genesis 17 today, the fresh bread for me was verses 5 and 6. In the New King James Version it says, "5. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham: for I have made you a father of many nations. 6. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you." I made some words bold and italicized so you could see the importance. In verse 5, I have made is past tense indicating that God had already done it. He had already spoken the declaration into existence. Then in verse 6, God tells the newly named Abraham what he has already done will look like. God named it and claimed it! God named Abraham a father of many nations without his being a father of even one child. The question for you and me is this: what has God named me that I haven't seen the results of yet? I believe we can easily forget what we've been named because of our impatience to see the results. Abraham NEVER saw the nations or kings; he only saw the tiny beginning. God sees eternity.