A Fresh Word Makes a Difference!

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 (KJV)

There use to be a particular restaurant that served the best sandwiches.  It was actually a restaurant chain, but none of the other locations could compare to this particular one.  Every person I told about how good the sandwiches were, said the same thing, “They’re all the same”.  That is, until they ate there and realized it was different.  The obvious reason was that the bread was always fresh.  Unlike the other places, they never used old bread.  Whenever their bread became old or cold, they would throw it away and politely ask if we could wait a few minutes until the new batch came out the oven.  The freshness of the bread made a world of a difference.  And to top it off, it was a healthy sandwich at that.

This experience, along with many others, has convinced me that healthy food, good food, beneficial and even necessary foods do not have to taste absolutely horrible.  Instead, good food can and should taste good!  The same goes for spiritual food.  David said in Psalm 34:8, Taste and see that the Lord is good.  What better way to experience the goodness of the Lord than when it’s wrapped in a fresh word?  Jesus lets us know that we should seek a fresh word everyday.  Give us this day our daily bread.  Not stale bread.  Not leftover bread.  But fresh bread.  It does make a difference.

Today ask God for a fresh Word, a word that will allow you to embrace your today.  Taste and see that it does make a difference!