ARE YOU SATISFIED?
June 1st, 2008 by SelahVPosted in Devotional, Hariette Petersen (SelahV), JESUS | 1 Comment »
I read a book a long time ago about eating. Only eat when you are hungry and then stop eating when you are no longer hungry. I lost nearly 20 pounds eating that way. Probably would be a good thing for me to go back to that regimen. Sometimes I eat because I’m bored. And when I’m bored, I eat anything that’s easy to snack on: chips, pretzels, bread, cookies, etc. Sometimes I eat when a commercial comes on and entices me–hate those pizza ads. When I am stressed I seem to crave sweets. But when I am hungry…all that satisfies me is a good well-balanced meal.
“The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord; Let your heart live forever!” Psalm 22:26
In this passage I “the poor” aren’t looking for food. I think the psalmist is talking about the same hunger that Jesus refers to in Matthew 5:3~~”the poor in spirit”. For those who are poor in spirit hunger and thirst after righteousness and when they do, they are filled. And they receive the kingdom of heaven.
“Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.” That’s what happens when poor are hungry. They long for the well-balanced and what is best for them. They seek Him. Without Jesus, they cannot be satisfied. But with Him, their hearts “live forever”. Whenever we find ourselves hungering for something to satisfy our desires, our hopeless estate, our personal needs–it is only Jesus who can meet the need. Only Him. We simply won’t be satisfied until we sit and sup from His cup. selahV
[copyrighted, SelahV Today, 2008]
