“And by this word you shall prolong your days in the land where you go over Jordan, there to possess it.” Deuteronomy 32:47
The word sustenance means something, for example the food that supports life or the provision of the necessities of life. The word is a noun, but Christ is not comparable to this definition because he is far above this human description of ‘life sustenance’, though he said, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:48) that sustains or provides all life sustaining necessities (Psalm 107:9), (see John 6:33, 35, 48-51, 53-58). But his sustenance is himself given in us, not just the material things.
He further said he is ‘the life’ (John 14:6), but he is not sustained nor provided for by any of his creatures. “If I were hungry I will not tell you for the world is mine and the fullness of it” (Psalm 50:12, see also Psalm 24:1-2, Psalm 89:11).When David and Solomon desired or thought to build a house that is fitting for the God of heaven, the Lord said “Shall you build me a house for my dwelling?”(2 Samuel 7:5, 2 Chronicles 6:18), since the Lord himself is the house of his dwelling place (John 2:19-22, Revelation 21:22).
To neglect Christ is to unsuccessfully ‘kick against the pricks’ (Acts 9:5) i.e. the centre point of life or the divine impulse, as Apostle Paul did earlier. When Saul was persecuting the church or the apostles and disciples Jesus accosted him saying “I am Jesus Christ who you are persecuting” (Acts 9:4-5). He further reiterated this in other words “Without me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). When man neglects God’s provision of life he is dead, just as it happened to Adam and Eve in the Garden.
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