Hunger and thirst
Sunday, June 10th, 2007
In the last few posts, I’ve been working through “searching”, basically that we are all searching for something or someone; that God built us that way to look for Him, yet we do so as one groping in the darkness (Acts 17). We resemble, if only a bit, intelligent Googles, continually sending out queries, some essential to life and its meaning, others that are, well, frivolous.
Many of us claim satisfaction because we have found God. Or, in our most lucid moments, we admit that we have found nothing. Rather, we have been found by God.
This finding seems pretentious. But we take seriously the words of Jesus: Seekers find. Knocked-on doors get opened. If you ask, God will answer.
Jesus declared that he is all that was necessary to quench our thirst. And even that rivers of living water would flow from the hearts of those who accepted his water.
He said he is the true nourishment descended from heaven to give life to all those who ate of him, to all who confidently put their trust in him.
If this is true, (and I believe it is), why am I still hungry, thirsty, and (sometimes) still searching?
Many of us claim satisfaction because we have found God. Or, in our most lucid moments, we admit that we have found nothing. Rather, we have been found by God.
This finding seems pretentious. But we take seriously the words of Jesus: Seekers find. Knocked-on doors get opened. If you ask, God will answer.
Jesus declared that he is all that was necessary to quench our thirst. And even that rivers of living water would flow from the hearts of those who accepted his water.
He said he is the true nourishment descended from heaven to give life to all those who ate of him, to all who confidently put their trust in him.
If this is true, (and I believe it is), why am I still hungry, thirsty, and (sometimes) still searching?
