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Hebrews 4:1-12: Alive!

As you may or not not know, my children are all vegetarians; I'm not. My youngest is 8 and 9 years younger than her sisters. My eldest used to be quite a 'rabid vegetarian'. It was very important to Rebecca, my eldest daughter, that Heather become a vegetarian. Every chance she got she would tell Heather when she was just a baby - probably before she was even eating any solid food at all - that eating meat was killing animals. 'You're eating Bambi' or 'You're eating a cow, just like your stuffed animal is a cow'. It got a little bit frustrating.  So one day I sat my older two girls down and played 'Carrot Juice is Murder' by the Arrogant Worms for them. They enjoyed that. They were and are big fans of the Arrogant Worms. And I explained to them a basic truth of life. In order to stay alive people have to eat living things. People cannot maintain life without eating things that were alive. You will die. A carrot, an apple, a hamburger, and even various parts of a hot dog were all alive at some point.

As this is true for our body, so it is true for our souls and our minds. Paul says (2 Timothy 3:16), “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” and Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

As this is the case, May we always seek to satisfy this hunger by feasting on the Word of God because as Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ explained when He was hungry, “It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”


Originally presented to the River Street Cafe, 23 June 2017

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