WINE, OIL, AND BREAD

"measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine." (Rev. 6:6)

I knew the superficiality man offered was far different from the promise God gave. THERE! Ps. 104:15 had the words I was looking for: "oil to make his face to shine". The result of being captured by God is a glowing countenance, not provocative sensuality characteristic of this world.

Actually, the Holy Spirit seemed to nudge me to look at the beginning of the verse. The Creator of human beings got the order right. He made sure core needs were taken care of first. " And wine that maketh glad the heart of man".

When the new man is drunk with the Spirit his heart is made glad; it follows then, joy leaks out through the eyes, making his face shine.  And I noticed the verse ended with; "and bread which strengtheneth man's heart."

Wheat bread? Barley bread? God hasn't forgotten man has physical needs, and this verse says God will send ample strength for them too, but it seems given less priority than the creature's wine-and-oil needs. How God will bring together every detail in our lives to meet our needs is His responsibility; but He will. Our responsibility is to follow Him step by step;

This blog business, I don't see the whole picture either, am just putting up a post at a time, plan to keep going until God tells me to turn. Please pray I just be obedient in the smallest ways, to obey until I can't or God tells me otherwise to stop/turn.