4:32 What was the meat to eat which Jesus said He had that the disciples did not know of?
4:32 What was the meat to eat which Jesus said He had that the disciples did not know of?
(CP V31-34). The soul-satisfying effect of doing the will of God and completing His work in the earth was both physical and spiritual nourishment for Jesus. This was the "meat"
He had to eat, of which the disciples knew nothing, because they had not yet learned it. Jesus then used the Samaritans coming to Him from out of Sychar who the woman at the well sent, as an object lesson to teach the disciples about the urgency of harvesting souls for the kingdom (CP V30, 35-42).
See also author's studies The Christian Calling - Winning Souls to Christ in his book Foundational Truths of the Christian Faith, and Redeeming the Time - Winning Souls to Christ in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).