The City of Bread
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” (Micah 5:2)
Today’s Morsel: Bread is the support of life; it is, therefore, symbolic of whatever contributes to our support and comfort. When we look at the small town of Bethlehem, we may ask what was its significance. Why is it called Bethlehem? Bethlehem means the house of bread. It was here that scripture states in Ruth 1:1-6: “Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. And they came into the country of Moab and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.” Notice, they left because there was a famine, but she returned when she heard that the Lord had given his people bread. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the city of bread. And He informed the religious leaders when they questioned Him, by saying “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” (John 6: 35) While Bethlehem is known as the city of bread, Bethel is known as the house of God, and it is in the land of Ham. Anytime you are in the house of God, there should always be meat in that house for you to eat.
Sing: Come and dine the Master calleth, come and dine. You may feast at Jesus' table all the time. He who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine, to the hungry calleth now, come and dine.
Thought For Today: “Wherefore
do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which
satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and
let your soul delight itself in fatness.” (Isaiah 55:2)
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