Psalm 81:16 But I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock. (sweet not bitter things).
In our house we usually only buy the 'Finest' range of food around Christmas or birthdays as a treat or if they come on offer. But here God is saying He wants to feed us with the "Finest Range" which comes from His supply houses.
He told the Israelites He was taking them to a land flowing with milk and honey. In other words somewhere with abundance and quality, where there would be no lack. That is God's heart for each one of us.
In Deuteronomy 32:13-14 it talks about the finest of foods that God gave His people - God is not into the least, or the Essentials range - He is thinking Finest Range! He is not mean and stingy but generous and a God of more than enough.
God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His thoughts are for us to walk in the best of the land, not just in food obviously but in all areas of our lives. He wanted His people to get a picture in their minds of the land He was taking them to so they would have anticipation and a spirit of expectancy.
When He gave them that original promise and picture they were wandering in the wilderness. Sometimes we feel a bit like that - wandering about from day to day, one week flowing into another.
Well be encouraged because God wants us to have that same 'picture' of hope and expectancy for our futures. He wants us to see beyond the now of our experience and seek His face so He can show us what our future will look like.
In John 16:13 Jesus told his disciples that the Holy Spirit would tell them of things to come and the Holy Spirit will do the same for us if we will ask Him. Let Him fill you with an expectancy for His "Finest" things, sweet not bitter things.
Thank you Lord, we praise You for it in advance. We look forward to it with glad hearts. Amen.
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