Who Can Satisfy My Soul
I love bar-b-que. I never turn it down. Bad bar-b-que is better than any salad or healthy treat. Last Saturday and Sunday nights I feasted on a pork butt prepared by the BCHS Softball team. (Yes I can eat bar-b-que multiple days of the week). The meals were filling. They satisfied a small moment and need. I cannot help to think of how wonderful it is to enjoy the bar-b-que prepared by HBC on the July 4th. That's good stuff. It is filled with glorious fat and the right amount of sauce that makes the meat melt in your mouth.
There is a difference between good bar-b-que and the best!
The thirty-first chapter of Jeremiah balances a mourning of sin with a hope of salvation. There is a beautiful reference to the new relationship God brings through Jesus and the grace of the cross (vs. 27-34). The Lord has judge the once mighty Israelite nation. They are facing an enemy of destruction in the Babylonian Empire. God will completely wipe them off the map.
This end allows the Lord to give them a new beginning. The people will be driven to repentance and craving a renewal in the Lord.
To this end, the Holy Spirit says :I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes" (Jeremiah 31:25).
Jesus also pointed to the satisfied soul of the sorrowful. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be satisfied. Our submission to Him will be meet with rest for the soul (Mathew 5:6: 11:29).
Our days are filled with the pursuit of happiness. We bounce from one meal, one moment, or one mission to fill an empty slot in our spirits. Real lasting satisfaction cannot be discovered in a cursed world. We need something out of this world. One who stand outside the world order as it's Creator. Only the Master brings real satisfaction to His servants.
God offers satisfaction over suffering. He gives hope over helplessness. He delivers laughter to those who languish and wonder to the weary. Salvation is the opportunity for constant joy. We can live moment by moment with One who knows how to give real love.
Do not be content with even the good of this world. Desire more. Seek the best that God offers with the presence of His Spirit. Nothing will satisfy your soul like Jesus. He can be more than world to you.
Be still for a moment and praise God for His goodness and grace. Be aware of His presence.
Matt Emerson
There is a difference between good bar-b-que and the best!
The thirty-first chapter of Jeremiah balances a mourning of sin with a hope of salvation. There is a beautiful reference to the new relationship God brings through Jesus and the grace of the cross (vs. 27-34). The Lord has judge the once mighty Israelite nation. They are facing an enemy of destruction in the Babylonian Empire. God will completely wipe them off the map.
This end allows the Lord to give them a new beginning. The people will be driven to repentance and craving a renewal in the Lord.
To this end, the Holy Spirit says :I satisfy the weary ones and refresh everyone who languishes" (Jeremiah 31:25).
Jesus also pointed to the satisfied soul of the sorrowful. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be satisfied. Our submission to Him will be meet with rest for the soul (Mathew 5:6: 11:29).
Our days are filled with the pursuit of happiness. We bounce from one meal, one moment, or one mission to fill an empty slot in our spirits. Real lasting satisfaction cannot be discovered in a cursed world. We need something out of this world. One who stand outside the world order as it's Creator. Only the Master brings real satisfaction to His servants.
God offers satisfaction over suffering. He gives hope over helplessness. He delivers laughter to those who languish and wonder to the weary. Salvation is the opportunity for constant joy. We can live moment by moment with One who knows how to give real love.
Do not be content with even the good of this world. Desire more. Seek the best that God offers with the presence of His Spirit. Nothing will satisfy your soul like Jesus. He can be more than world to you.
Be still for a moment and praise God for His goodness and grace. Be aware of His presence.
Matt Emerson