Cat Food Alone

 "Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord." Deuteronomy 8:3

    Before Dave and I headed to Texas in July, we made arrangements for the care of our cat, Kiwi. A team of two were on board to provide the necessities of life and, as animal lovers, we knew these two would also do their best to share love, if Kiwi would allow them. They had both texted news and pictures from home to reassure Kiwi's "parents" of his happiness. Upon our return, the first thing we did was to look for the cat, who was very glad to see us. He melted in my arms as if, with a grateful sigh, to say, "At last, my people are here!"

    The verse above came into my mind during our reunion. It wasn't enough that Kiwi ate, drank and slept. He needed more. Evidently, he does not live on cat food alone. He needs love. He needs us.

    If that is true of cats, what of us? We can be sustained for a lifetime by devouring the love letter from our Creator: the Holy Bible. If we wait until Sundays for a serving, we will be like Kiwi, starving for attention. There's such a banquet of blessing awaiting us, we need to read and apply it every single day. We need to.

    Like a scrumptious meal, you won't want to push away from the table once you get started. Here's a sampling of the menu:

• "I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous..." Joshua 1:5, 6
• "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust." Psalm 56:3
• "God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins..."Colossians 2:13
• "Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 35:10
• "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be nor more death..."Rev. 21:4
• "His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away." Daniel 7:14
• "In love and mercy, He redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." Isaiah 63:9
• "For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways." Psalm 91:11
• "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you." Psalm 55:22
• "For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves..." Colossians 1:13
• "So do not fear for I am with you..."Isaiah 41:10

 To quote the words of Jesus, "Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" (Matthew 6:25) Yes, it certainly is! Now, open the storehouse and dig in.

"Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare." Isaiah 55:2