Without nourishment, our bodies falter and wither. Without nourishment, we fall short in our production. Without nourishment, we will cease to be . . . As it is in the natural, so also it is concerning spiritual things. Today's text highlights this matter.
Bread is necessary.
In this statement, Jesus confirms the activity, necessity and continuity of the word of God in our lives. Job made a wonderful statement about placing value on the word of God in our lives. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. Interestingly, there are several instances, in addition to today's text, where the word of God is referred to something that is eaten. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.