In the Old Testament there are many verses that show that God's people treated His word like their food. They considered it every day, prayed with it, and they loved it. This verse in Jeremiah has always been one of my favorites:
Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found and I ate them, and Your word became to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.
And Here's one from David in the Psalms:
Psalm 119:15 I will muse upon Your precepts ....
Probably the Lord was the most radical of all in John 6:57, 63 when He said: He who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me. ... the words which I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. Not all the disciples got this word because the Bible says that some of them were stumbled at this and left following Him because they didn't get that the Lord was talking about spiritual food. Just like the physical food we take in each day nourishes our bodies and gives them strength for the day's activities, the word of God that we take in (or eat) gives us spiritual life and strength!
Blog Update 7/25/13: Here's an enjoyable song that got released on the New York City Young People's CD Into My Heart entitled I am the Living Bread.
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