Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 4:30-32

"They went out of the city, and were coming to him. In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not." — John 4:30-32 (ASV)

Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

So it is with every man who lives to win souls for Christ. There is a larder which he enters, where the very delicacies of God are brought before him, and his soul is sustained and his strength is renewed by the dainties that the Lord has provided for those who do His will.

Brothers and sisters, may we often feed upon this heavenly meat!

Amen.

Then they went out of the city and came to him. Meanwhile his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said to them, I have meat to eat that you do not know of.

O beloved, there is a wonderful fascination about the blessed work of soul-seeking! When one is really anxious to bring a sinner to the Saviour, eating and drinking are often forgotten.

As the hunter of the chamois, in the heat of the chase, leaps from crag to crag, and is oblivious to danger, and forgets all about the time for his meals, so he who hunts after a precious soul, to win it for Christ, forgets everything else. He is altogether absorbed in this holy pursuit; the Master was more absorbed in it than any of us are ever likely to be.