~ Tom Scott- "My wife will testify that I am in a constant state of hunger. I’m unsure why, but I yearn for that satisfying feeling of a full-enough stomach. It’s that feeling of needing nothing and being complacent. Everything is in its place, and all is well. (photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)
People listened to Jesus as He taught from the mountain because they felt empty, lost, and oppressed. Some of the wealthy and a few government officials were hungry too.
Searching for meaning and identifying God’s role and will in our lives gives us the focus to satisfy our hunger and thirst. Living a life dedicated to the One who created us gives us purpose, motivation, and satisfaction. He created us to glorify Him through our thoughts and actions because this is right. Doing this satisfies us. And we discover all this in the buffet of God’s Word.
When we commit our lives to God and fill up on His Word, we experience a fullness of joy—the satisfaction of being content and the start of living to follow His will for us. Our love for God and His Word grows into sharing with others what brings us joy. We might not explicitly tell someone about our happiness, but our mere countenance and behavior sing loudly.
Today, try the all-you-can-eat buffet of God’s Word. Every Scripture applies to our lives in one way or another. We will become full and know what righteousness is. God will stuff us with His knowledge, which will quench our thirst with living water.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6 NASB
What are some ways you can eat from God’s buffet?
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Father, many of us are in a constant need of food. Our feeling of not full-enough stomachs spure us on to seek food throughout the day.
#27 Testimony- Bruce
"As a child my family took us swimming at Moonstone Beach in Kingston, RI. While there my family did not see me getting caught in a “rip tide”. I was going quickly along the coast, angling out to sea.
I could not see my family, or anyone on that beach. I was tired and having a hard time staying afloat. A couple appeared walking on the beach. They had a beach ball with them. The man threw that ball out to me so I could have something to hold onto.
After getting the beach ball I looked to see if they were going to help me. That couple had disappeared. I found myself suddenly out of the rip tide and now near the shore."
Hebrews 1:14 NKJV – “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?”
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[Sunday is the Christian's Sabbath for gathering to fellowship with other believers, receiving the Word through preaching and in worshipping the Lord Jesus.
1161-1165 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-
Though in frail health most of her life, Elizabeth found the strength to help the poor and sick in her town. She and her sister gave all that they could spare to charity including, it is said, selling their horse and carriage for the benefit of the needy. townspeople of Melrose referred to Elizabeth as "the Sunbeam."
“Beneath the cross of Jesus,” is focusing on the shelter of the cross. This poem and others of hers appeared in the Scottish Presbyterian magazine The Family Treasury, submitted by an anonymous source, perhaps a family member or friend. One source suggests that this hymn was written within one year of her death in 1868. British hymnologist. J.R. Watson mentions that an editorial emendation attached to the poem by the anonymous source submitting the poems said, "These lines express the experiences, the hopes and the longings of a young Christian lately released.”
~ We see Christ broken as He meekly goes to Calvary in obedience to His Father's plan, to become our scapegoat by bearing our sins in His own body on the Cross of Calvary.
Remember to choose the gift of gratitude and remember how blessed you are!
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