Feeder Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Feeder -------------------------- Date: 4/21/2001 Keywords: "eat" "food" "God's will" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: John 4:31-34* 31. Meanwhile his disciples urged him, "Rabbi, eat something." 32. But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you know nothing about." 33. Then his disciples said to each other, "Could someone have brought him food?" 34. "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Question When's the last time you really thought about what you hunger for?   Practical help Feeder is one of those funny words. It can mean both the one who gets and the one who gives. In today's passage Jesus is conveying a profound effect of being in a right relationship with God: You are spiritually nourished by purposing to seek and do God's will for your life! We could probably wax eloquent on the philosophical implications of this truth, but for now, why not just wax practical. Temptations have their heyday in our minds when we sit around in self-absorbed pity wondering why our lives aren't as exciting as we think they should be. The apparent solution for the porn struggler is to go feed at that titillating Web site. The irony is that the more you feed on that diet the more you starve. Could be it's time to try a new feeding frenzy. Start feeding yourself God's word, and you'll soon realize he's got exciting plans for you. Before you know it, you'll be spending that pity-party time feeding others by what God is compelling you to do. Taste it! eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2001 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.