Monday, October 15, 2012

THE VOICE ALONE THAT SATISFIES


“Which of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?”
Matthew 7:9

Actually, there is one who does that.  “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  And the tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread” (Matt 4:1-3).

God has put eternity in my heart and I am always on a Spiritual Quest.  I hunger for things to feed and nourish my soul while I am on this life long journey.  There are a lot of stones I could turn into bread to satisfy that hunger.  There is a cornucopia of books filled with words and thoughts of others who are also on the journey I am on.  There are many teachers professing to hold the spiritual keys to the mysteries and wonders I am searching for.

Throughout my Quest I have read many books and listened to many teachers and I appreciate the information I have received throughout the years.  But something has changed deep inside of me.  It’s not so much the information I want anymore.  I desire the inspiration, that quickening of soul and spirit that comes directly from the voice of God, in his handiwork (Psalm 19:1), and in his Son (Matthew 17:5).  That alone is what truly quenches my hunger and my thirst.
“I am the bread of life;
Whoever comes to me shall not hunger,
 And whoever believes in me shall never thirst”
(John 6:35).


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