A number of years back I attended an out-of-town conference. When registering, I had the option of ordering a prepared lunch, which I took (mostly because they offered a vegetarian option, not because of the $15 charge). When I lined up for my lunch on the day of the conference, I discovered that we were getting box lunches. The contents were: a sandwich, an apple, a bag of chips and one cookie. Oh, yeah, there was also a Juicy Juice. I compared my lunch with the person sitting next to me (a non-vegetarian). Same lunch, except her sandwich had two slices of ham and one slice of cheese where mine had two slices of tomato, some sprouts, and three slices of cucumber. We both got mayo and lettuce. Quite a lunch for $15.
A week ago, my wife and I joined some friends at a large cabin up in Townsend, TN for the weekend. Two couples were responsible for Friday night supper, two for Saturday breakfast, and three for Saturday night supper. For each meal, there was a great abundance of food, probably enough to handle another four couples. The first meal centered on several big pots of soup and four types of sandwiches, but included a great variety of other items. Dessert consisted of large brownies covered with thick, rich chocolate over either a mint layer or peanut-butter. There was far more food than could be eaten.
Breakfast the next morning centered on breakfast burritos, with all sorts of things for the stuffing. One of the men involved prepared several types of fresh-fruit smoothies. Plus the leftovers from the night before were brought out (and enjoyed a second time). Again, there was much more than we could finish.
Supper that night? Burgers, chick-patty sandwiches, hot-dogs, salads, chips…and leftovers from the night before and from breakfast. The point is, there was a great abundance of food the whole weekend, and I suspect that we did the whole thing for less than $15 per person for the weekend. A lot less than I’d spent seven years earlier on a box lunch.
A banquet up in heaven for the redeemed is referred to several times in scripture. Sometimes it is called a wedding feast. In Revelation 19:9 it is called the marriage supper of the Lamb. Do you suppose there’ll be box lunches?
What about my daily spiritual food? Am I satisfied with an almost-empty box lunch (a quick prayer and a text as I dash out the door), or do I really fill my plate with spiritual food by digging into the scriptures to find out what they really teach? Is there spiritual junk-food – sort of God-related, but not really expanding my relationship with Him? How much of that do I put into my system?
Now there's some food for thought.
Have a great day!
Dr. G
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