God loves his people. And he shows his love in many different ways. One way he shows his love is by providing food. Food? Yes, food! The garden of Eden was filled with the freshest fruits. Adam and Eve could eat from all the trees but one. That’s a lot of mangoes, cherries, olives, almonds, and coconuts. Then, in the wilderness, God provided daily bread from heaven. It must have tasted wonderful. Finally, the promised land was called a land flowing with milk and honey. Imagine how yummy a honey milkshake would taste after wandering through the dry desert.

So, when God’s people thought about the coming Christ, they pictured someone who would save them from sin, sickness, and even death and the devil. But they also thought about food! They believed with the coming of the promised king would come some meals so satisfying they would fill you with joy—true happy meals! So, it is no surprise that when the promised King came, he showed God’s love to God’s people in ways they expected: healings from his hand and all the food they would ever need.