Hungry and Thirsty?

Today's Reading:
AM - Psalm 69
PM - Psalm 73
Gospel - John 6:41-51

For reflection: If someone asked, "How do you hunger and thirst after God," what counsel would you offer?

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When we have physical needs it is easy to think short-term, right now needs. But taking care of the physical need only lasts for a short while and then the need returns, over and over.

Wouldn't it be great if our thirst could be taken care of forever?? Even greater, wouldn't it be outstanding if our SPIRITUAL hunger and thirst could be satisfied forever? In John 4 Jesus, in talking to the Samaritan woman, said, "If you knew the GIFT of GOD and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you LIVING WATER."

Jesus continues in verse 13, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become a spring of water welling up to ETERNAL LIFE."

As David says in Psalm 42," As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." David knew that only God could satisfy that deep, soul need for God.

We all have this SOUL deep hunger and thirst that can only be satisfied by God.

I hunger and thirst for the blessings of being in Christ: 

     The best life here and now. John 10:10

     There is no alternative to Christ  John 6:67-68

     Jesus is eternal life  John 6:27

THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE!!!

- Charles Dowdy