Direct Answer
God intends for his people to draw their life from him alone. The ban on eating blood points toward the cup, where we receive the life of Jesus into us.
Support from the Message
- Leviticus says that the life of the flesh is in the blood, and Kyle notes that God forbade his people to eat blood for that reason. - From this he draws the point that we should get our life from no other creature than God himself. - In communion we receive the life of Jesus, and his life enters into our bodies. - That life gives us the ability to conquer sin and Satan. - Being filled with his life lets us endure the wilderness of the world and sojourn with confidence.
Discussion Follow-up
What other sources of life do Christians tend to lean on in place of God? How would your week change if you depended on him in the way this teaching describes?