"But He [Jesus] said to them [His disciples], 'You give them something to eat.' . . . "
The church is the only institution on earth that is in the position to "feed" people--especially with regard to those items of nourishment that are most important. This would include the gospel of God's free grace in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Sunday sermon, and the sacrament are the primary means of this "feeding."
Too often we look to the government, families, or individuals to "feed" us, when, in fact they cannot do that. Once churchmen *are* fed the nutrition of heaven, they are indeed in a position to benefit others. Let us be sure not to neglect the church's responsibility to feed the entire world.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Let us pray that God will preserve pure ordinances and powerful preaching among us. Idolatry came in at first by the want of good preaching." --Thomas Watson, in "The Ten Com-
mandments"]
