He That Eateth Me, Even He Shall Live by Me
The Living Bread, Christ's life-giving presence, is the key to nourishment, comfort, and healing for the children of God.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes that what the children of God truly need is not just teaching, but the Living Bread, which is Christ Himself. He explains that mere knowledge or doctrine cannot satisfy the soul; instead, it is through abiding in Christ and receiving His life that believers are nourished, healed, and comforted. Simpson highlights that divine healing comes from the in-breathing of God's life rather than from rituals or petitions. He asserts that even a small amount of truth can provide more blessing than extensive instruction, as it is the living touch of God that transforms lives.
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What the children of God need is not merely a lot of teaching, but the Living Bread. The best wheat is not good food. It must be ground and baked before it can be digested and assimilated to nourish the system. The purest and the highest truth cannot of itself sanctify or satisfy a living soul. Christ breathes the New Testament message from His mouth with a breath of quickening power. It is as we abide in Him, and drink in His very life that we are nourished, quickened, comforted and healed.
This is the secret of divine healing.
It is not believing a doctrine, it is not performing a ceremony, it is not wringing a petition from the heavens by the logic of faith and the force of our wills; it is the in breathing of the life of God, it is the living touch which none can understand except those whose senses are exercised to know 1he realities of the unseen world. Often, there40re, a very little truth will bring us much more help and blessing than a great amount of instruction.
Sermon Outline
- The Need for the Living Bread
- The Power of the Living Bread
- The Secret of Divine Healing
- It's not about doctrine or ceremony
- It's about the living touch of God
Key Quotes
“Christ breathes the New Testament message from His mouth with a breath of quickening power.” — A.B. Simpson
“It is as we abide in Him, and drink in His very life that we are nourished, quickened, comforted and healed.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- To experience divine healing, we must abide in Christ and drink in His life.
- The Living Bread is not just a doctrine to believe, but a living reality to experience.
- Our senses must be exercised to know the realities of the unseen world to truly experience the power of the Living Bread.