“…for he satisfies the
thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Psalm 107:1
We have all done it.
Open the fridge and stare…throw open the pantry doors and scan… go
shopping and browse. What are we looking
for? What hunger are we trying to fill? Why are we so thirsty? Are we just bored or do we really crave?
Every child was born with an appetite and thirst for the One
who held that child in His hands prior to birth. There is a craving and comfort that we search for that can only be found when we seek our Creator. From birth we have growling in our spirit
that longs for something to fill us up.
We respond to those hunger pains with food from the world. We open our earthly pantries and reach for
power, moving humility to the back. We
open a can of judgment while mercy gathers dust. Our pantries which should be filled with
heart healthy items are cluttered with self-made indulgences.
When we look to Christ who fills us with the good things…peace, joy, contentment and satisfaction
we will begin to be heart healthy. When we look to God to satisfy that insatiable
thirst for something different we will find refreshment. There will be seasons of thirst and seasons
of satisfaction but we will always find the good things of God apart from our
circumstances.
Once we truly pursue the power of God our spiritual pantries
will be full of the things of the Spirit…boxes and boxes of grace…cans stacked
upon cans of forgiveness…bags full of compassion and mercy. It will not matter what mood we are in for
when we open our pantries everything we reach for will be heart healthy.
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