(I wrote this years ago! It was published is in my book I Give You Jesus the Greatest Gift!)
My disclaimer – I’ve lost 8 pounds in a month’s time and have cut back on my some of my favorite foods. Please excuse the descriptiveness. Do not blame me for your run to the refrigerator and/or grocery story or any other binges that may occur… 😀
Take a moment before reading further, close your eyes and think of your favorite meal.
For me, it’s Thanksgiving dinner. Why? All my favorites are right in front of me – Turkey and gravy, ham, my Aunt Nett’s macaroni and cheese, stuffing, greens, string beans, my Aunt Janet’s Jello molds and oh, let’s not get started on the desserts. There are tons of them there but, my Mom and Dad’s apple pie hits the spot.
We have so much left usually plates are left over and the pleasure continues on for several days.
I wish all of you could experience what my family does that day. I wish you could feel all the stimulation to my senses and how content and satisfied I am. Even the single plate of leftovers brings back memories.
I can just imagine how David felt writing Psalm 34. The build up to verse 8 – He felt spiritually as God allows us physically to feel about food. “Every day it’s the same. This is so good. You’ve got to try this! You won’t believe how it feels. Praise God who gave this to me. Join in with me.” It was build up for him to exclaim in verse 8, “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”
Our experience with God is one that it is so good that we have to share! We can’t help it! The confidence and assurance our faith gives is scrumptious! Our cups – our demeanor and our reaction to circumstances- should be maintained in such manner that it “flows over” – as it states in Psalm 23- to others who see our pleasure/contentment to cause them to desire that presence too.
We encounter so many people that are searching in our crazy lives today. We see people daily who rely on pills, people who rely on finances, people who put their trust in all types of people, places and things. The Bible states in Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
We stand in the assurance that Jesus is our provider – Jehovah Jireh! (Genesis 22:14) In John 6:35 it states, “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” And if that isn’t enough proof of the testimonies in the bible, Psalm 107:9 says, “for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”
Why would we not want to share what satisfies our hunger and thirst? Why would we not want everyone to feel as we feel? Those are questions to ponder and pray…
Share your faith! Share what sustains you! If you aren’t sure what to say or how to say it, think like David on those things God has done for you. Then seek (go to Sunday School & Bible Study) and you shall find righteousness – for you shall be filled to the point of overflow into others.
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