God's Food

Numbers 28:1 (NLT)

God told Moses that the offerings the people presented to Him as special gifts were a pleasing aroma to Him.  They were His food.

What feeds God? What feeds our soul?  I think the answers to these two questions might be more closely related then we might think at first glance.

Let's begin with what feeds us.  While each of our lists may contain some different things, I think many of the items would be the same.  Below I've listed some things I think might be on all of our lists.

1) Love
2) Affection
3) Being treated with kindness
4) Respect
5) When others give us their time.

What feeds God? 

1) God created man for fellowship.  We know that He wanted fellowship with man because Genesis 38 tells us that God came to walk in the garden in the cool of the evening.  He looked for Adam and Eve.

God longs to spend time with us.  He desires to have conversations with His people.  Genesis 24:9-11 tells us that Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel went up the mountain to meet with God.  They even ate a meal together with God, in His presence.

While Jesus was on earth He had fellowship with men.  He chose twelve men to be in His inner circle of friends. 

We are encouraged in 1 John 2:27 to remain in fellowship with Christ.

2) God wants our love.  Jesus said the first and greatest commandment was to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind," Matthew 22:37.  David wrote, "I love you Lord; you are my strength." Psalm 18:1.

Is my life feeding God? Is yours?