Lord's Day Devotion - Satisfied & Filled

 

Are you hungry for goodness?  Do you long for something that never seems to get satisfied?

We just passed the Christmas season.  Many have had a wish list for certain materialistic longings.  Maybe there was even the longing for certain family members to be present.  Maybe they could not attend the family gatherings so those longings for the goodness of family could not be satisfied.

There is one person who could be present though.  He is the one who can satisfy all longings and fill a hungry soul.  

That is Jesus.  He is present with a believer and gatherings of believers in Him.

The psalmist testifies to this.  He wrote,

"For He satisfies the thirsty (or longing soul) and fills the hungry with good things (or goodness) Psalm 107:19 (NIV/KJV).

In this New Year coming up, let's let Jesus be the one to satisfy our thirst asnd hunger.  Read the Word.  Pray - talk more with Him.  Commune with Him.

Find your comfort and rest in Him.  Let Him soothe your sorrows and calm your troubled hearts.  Be nurtured by His great grace, His love and goodness that will surely follow you from the old to the new year.

Remember His goodness and be thankful.   

This year has had some unsettling occurances for my husband and I, yet the Lord has seen us through.  There will not be a lot of change when the midnight fireworks go off, marking the new year begun.  But we know that the steadying presence of Jesus brings the peace that passes all understanding.

Anyone can have this - in Christ.

This Lord's Day as we partake of the bread and drink from the cup of wine, remember all Jesus has done for us, for you, through His sacrificial giving of Himself.  He brought us life through His death and resurrection.

Won't you  be filled with Him?  Won't you be satisfied with Him?

Give Him your thanks.

Jesus, thank You for satisfying my thirst and filling my hungry soul with You.  May I ever be so grateful.  Amen.

                                                ~ERC  December 2024 ~

Based on Psalm 107:9.

Sing, Fill My Cup, Lord, along with Philip Banchard.

                     HAPPY NEW YEAR, TO ONE AND ALL!  

                                    GOD BLESS YOU!