ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED

Psalm 36:7-9 NKJV 

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

Therefore the children of men put their trust 

under the shadow of Your wings.

 They are abundantly satisfied 

with the fullness of Your house,

And You give them drink 

from the river of Your pleasures.

 For with You is the fountain of life;

In Your light we see light.

We probably all have precious things in our lives but none is as precious as the lovingkindness of God! Without that we have no comfort for our souls, no hope, no meaning to our lives, but with it, we have all of that and far more, we are blessed indeed!😊

No wonder the psalmist goes on and says God’s lovingkindness is the reason why we can shelter under His wings. We know that when we do He is always there to protect, provide and guide us throughout everyday of our lives. We will be abundantly satisfied!😊

The Message translation puts it like this : How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings,To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water. You’re a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.

God provides a banquet for us at His table, and for us that’s the Lord’s table of the bread and wine. When we partake of the Lord’s supper we’re remembering we have access to all God’s riches because of what Jesus did for us at the Cross. 

At His table is the fountain of life, His cascading light for the dark days, His strength for the battles, His joy to fill our hearts, His healing and forgiveness. 

The analogy of being under our Father’s wings is something we can all picture and it gives us such a sense of security, of being loved and cared for. Whenever we feel afraid or unsettled or insecure we know we can always run to Him to hide us under His wings.😊 (Psalm 17: 8 NKJV Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,)

We can praise the Lord with all our hearts today because He has us safely tucked under His wings and His lovingkindness, His life and light are for each one of us that know Jesus as Saviour.😊

Thank You Lord. Amen.

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RECEIVE GOD’S HUG

Isaiah 40:11 NLT He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arm holding them close to his heart.…

I expect most of us would say they like a big hug and you might feel you could do with one right now!😊 When someone who cares for you gives you a hug you lean in to it and hug them back. You might even linger in it for a moment and allow their love to wrap you around and give your love in return. It’s almost instinctive unless you don’t know the person, then we tend to hold back.

But God wants to give us a hug because it’s His love reaching down to us at any given moment, or in the middle of whatever is going on.  He is whispering in our ear that He loves us beyond anything we can imagine, so we don’t need to be upset, He has us in the palm of His hand and He is in control of our lives. 

Isaiah 40:11 TM Like a shepherd, he will care for his flock, gathering the lambs in his arms, Hugging them as he carries them,….

The Holy Spirit is giving us a picture of God picking us up, of wrapping His loving arms around us and holding us there. He doesn’t withdraw His arms when we make a mistake, we’re being held close to His chest where no one can snatch us away. He is breathing His love into our body, soul and spirit, into our situations.😊

Will you allow Him to do that for you? He is our Good Shepherd who also wants to lead you to good pasture. 

We can come to the throne to receive His immense mercy and grace, His favour and love and let Him care for us, while our hearts can respond with worship and praise.

Why not just take a minute or two to sit with Him and let Him wrap you in His arms and lean your head on His shoulders, knowing He cares for you personally. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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