what satisfies you?

What are the things in this life that satisfy you the most? It might be a person or relationship, a thing or a situation, or one or many things. Yet for the Christ follower, the best and most important is God Himself.

We were made for relationships. Go back to the beginning of time when God created the world and Adam. Genesis describes for us all that scene, and there are two things that stick out that humankind, you and me, desperately need.

We need God and need not to be alone. On the human side God created Eve after he created Adam so that man would not be alone. Adam also was made for a relationship with God. That is the deepest relationship. It is a the level of the soul.

Yesterday I shared from Psalm 103 where David said that he worshipped and blessed God from deep in His soul. It is in the soul where our deepest longings are found. Listen what David said satisfies Him.

Psalm 63:1 NLT

O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.

Thirst. Hunger. Longing and desire. God was at the soul level. It was the deep desire of David’s soul to need God.

We need God. That is our reality and the truth for all humanity. We all need God each and every day. It is not until we realize that and seek God and our soul will find what we really need.

How do we seek God? Colossians 3 gives us great insight.

Colossians 3:2-3 NLT

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

What you focus on and think about matters. Move on a little further.

Colossians 3:14-16 NLT

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

What we put in our lives matters. In fact what we hunger for is typically seen in what we focus on and what we allow in our lives.

Seek God and focus on heaven, on what lasts. That is God. Let the love of God, the peace of Christ and the Word of God so fill you that you come to know and long for what David was talking about in that first verse.

May we thirst for, search for and find satisfaction in our great and gracious God!

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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