John 6:35 [Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall by no means hunger; and he who believes into Me shall by no means ever thirst.]
Romans 10:8 [..."The word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of the faith which we proclaim]
Romans 10:13 [For "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.]
Almost the entire Bible speaks of eating, drinking, and enjoying God. After God created man, He did not give many commandments and regulations for man to keep. Instead, God put man before the tree of life (Genesis 2:9) that man might enjoy the fruit of that tree. The tree of life is a type of God Himself. After man was created, the first impression that God gave to man was that he should eat, drink, and enjoy God.
In Exodus, the Israelite ate the Passover lamb, which is a type of Christ (Exodus 12:21-28). By doing so, they received the strength to walk out of Egypt. While journeying through the wilderness, God sent manna from heaven as their daily supply. When they were thirsty, God gave them to drink the living water from the riven rock. In the New Testament, the Lord Jesus came. He too spoke of eating and drinking. In the book of John, The Lord Jesus said that He is the bread of life, and that he who eats Him will live because of Him. He also said that He is the well of living water, and that those who drink of this water will not thirst. Then, in Revelation, He said that the over-comers will eat of the tree of life in the paradise of God, and of the hidden manna. At the end of the Bible, the Spirit and the bride are still calling the thirsty sinners to drink of and be satisfied by the water of life.
In John 7 He sounds the call: "If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink". This the Lord Jess said concerning the Spirit. In Revelation 22:17 the call is sounded once again to come and drink. Every meeting of the church should be a feast. The Lord calls us to partake of Him as our food and drink. Whether or not a particular meeting is of the Lord can be determined by whether or not there is a "dining table" in that meeting.
We must not merely learn the techniques of bearing fruit and feeding the new ones. We have to live a daily life of breathing, drinking, and feeding on Christ, taking Christ everyday as our very element and essence. We must not only receive Him, but also digest Him, assimilate Him, and let Him become the content of our being. Then we will be one with Him. When we go out for the gospel, we will go out in oneness with Him and with His authority.
Reference: The Economy and Dispensing of God
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