For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. (Psalm 107:9 NASB) This is just one of many Scriptures that tantalize us with the idea that knowing God is meant to be supremely satisfying to the …
I noticed it the first time I read through the Gospels. Jesus repeatedly acknowledged man’s hunger and thirst, promising they would be satisfied. I understand now what I didn’t then: that He spoke out of the depths of His human experience. A man who lived …
More than any other book in the New Testament, the gospel of John drives home the fact that our relationship with God should be a deeply satisfying one. Jesus repeatedly spoke of man’s hunger and thirst, promising they would be satisfied: Everyone who drinks this …
My life, I realize, is marked by grasping for one thing after another. Reaching for things I want. Trying to hold onto what I have. And a great deal of that ends in futility. I cannot have so many things. I cannot hold onto them, …
We cannot bear to feel empty for very long. In America we often have fast food restaurants every few yards, as capitalists cash in on our reluctance to experience hunger for more than a few minutes. The obesity epidemic confirms that we cannot bear the sensation of …
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No-one is good– except God alone.” …
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Anyone familiar with me through friendship, teaching, counseling or my books, knows my experience of God has always been measured by how He satisfies my heart. I learned …
