We all have a sense of longing for more. Even in the best of times we know there lingers, a sense of dissatisfaction deep within our soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 says, But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you look for HIm with all your heart and with and all your soul.

In Acts 17, Paul says, From one man He made every nation of men, that they would inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him though He is not far from each one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being.

So we seek God and learn He indeed is the One who truly satisfies. Isaiah 58 says, The LORD will guide you always; He will satisfy your need in a sun scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring who's waters never fail.

This blog is made up of reflections, that are to me, like dew drops in the garden. Things that spring from the pages of scripture and refresh my heart. Whispers, ideas, hope, inklings, inspiration, glimmers, breadcrumbs...all pointing me in the direction of my heart's true home which is the Lord.

Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His Presence] shall be my dwelling place. Psalm 23:6


Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Bread that Gives Life


John 6:26 Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.  

The crowds were literally chasing Jesus all over the place, bringing their dire needs to Him.  As we do. They had seen the miraculous. Miracles are hard to dismiss. We need them so badly! This is a hard world. We hurt. We struggle. We strive and strain.  How can we not want someone to make it all go away?  Yet He chastises the disciples for missing it.  Even when they saw it up close, they missed it. Didn't they see that everyone, 5,000 on a hillside, had had their fill? Satisfied. What we really seek is not the miracles but the One who satisfies our  hungry, needy heart.  That is the message He revealed, and is revealing, to the world. Emmanuel. God with us. It is our heart hunger, our aloneness, that plagues us most.  The other things of this broken and beaten up world?  He will take care of that too, but in the meantime, He is with us. He breaths life into our weary souls.

Throughout the Bible, God declares His Presence as the answer to our problems. We just want more.  I think it is normal for us to want it all to go away, but how profound is it, really, when we realize that the God of the universe and beyond, is with us.  Personally.  Never to leave or forsake us.
Jesus continued to teach the disciples...you don't get it guys? It is Me Who satisfies. Seek Me.  They eventually got it and it made different people out of them. They surrendered their lives to Him and together with Him, they changed the world.

Sometimes I get it; He continues to be patient with me. He teaches me. Thank you Lord for Your patience and Your Presence. As I seek You, You make all the difference.


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