In this life, as well as the next, it is possible to hunger no more and thirst no more. Not to hunger for the husks that the swine eat because we are filled with the provisions of the Father's table. Not to thirst for the pools at which the children of the world seek to quench their thirst because the pure water that springs up to eternal life is within. Not to clamor for crumbs and scraps that the world throws our way because there is so plentiful a provision of manna.
It is a blessed thing to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to be full of joy and peace, to be fulfilled with God's grace and heavenly benediction, to be filled with the fruits of righteousness, to be filled with the knowledge of His will. The heart is restless until it is full, but when it has realized this blessed fullness, dipped deeply into the fullness of God and lifted out dripping with flashing drops, evil has no lure to charm, the fear of man cannot intrude, and the attractions of sin are neutralized. What more can the soul want than to be filled with You, O God, who made us for Yourself.
Which people in your circles of influence do not yet know Jesus and are trying to quench their spiritual hunger and thirst with the wrong things? Pray that God will open up opportunities to share the fullness only God can provide.
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