“For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the
hungry soul with goodness” (Psalm 107:9). Do you ever do any
daydreaming,
wishing for something that you don’t have and may never get?
I think all of us
could agree that we have. Lots of times we wish for things that we
really don’t
need, or would not bring us the happiness we so earnestly desire.
In the Beatitudes Jesus said, “Blessed are they
which
do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be
filled” (Matthew
6:6). This is that satisfying the longing of the soul of which David
spoke. The
beauty of this area of longing is that even today it can be fulfilled.
Peter
said, “As new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the
word, that you may
grow thereby.” The knowledge of this Word will produce faith,
and Peter also
stated, “Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of
your souls”
Friends, develop a longing for God’s Word. Study it,
obey it, and be saved by it.
Things
Unthinkable
By
Ernest S. Underwood
You are standing at the foot of the cross watching
Jesus of Nazareth as He hangs there. As you stand there, you know
within
yourself that there are some things that would be absolutely
unthinkable.
It would be unthinkable to argue that religious
division is desirable. Yet, two thousand years after the cross, we hear
religious spokesmen talk about “joining the church of your
choice,” or thanking
God for the many religious divisions that exist in the world today.
Jesus, you
remember Him, He’s the one hanging on the cross, said,
“That they all may be
one.” What is your attitude toward that prayer?
