MOST OF US HAVE WALKED ALONG THE BUFFET LINE, TRYING TO DECIDE JUST WHAT TO PUT ON OUR PLATES, ALSO REALIZING THAT WE CAN "GO BACK" LATER.
DO I ALWAYS FIND MY FAVORITE FOOD (LOBSTER) ON THE BUFFET...NO! BECAUSE THAT IS MAN'S PROVISION WHICH IS LIMITED.
AS PATRICIA AND I WERE IN PRAYER THIS MORNING, I ASKED MY USUAL QUESTION: "LORD, WHAT IS IT YOU WOULD SHARE WITH US AS WE BEGIN OUR DAY?" AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID: "COME TO MY TABLE, WHERE EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE DAY IS THERE!" HE CONTINUED:
* DO YOU NEED COMFORT - COME TO MY TABLE
* DO YOU NEED HEALING - COME TO MY TABLE
* DO YOU NEED JOY - COME TO MY TABLE
* DO YOU NEED PEACE - COME TO MY TABLE
* DO YOU NEED WISDOM - COME TO MY TABLE".
YOU GET THE MESSAGE! YOU CAN SEE ON MAN'S BUFFET THERE ARE MANY MANY ITEMS FROM WHICH TO CHOSE...AND THANKFULLY, THEY KEEP THE BUFFET WELL SUPPLIED...THEY DON'T RUN OUT OF FOOD, BUT IT CLOSES AT A CERTAIN HOUR! OUR HEAVENLY FATHER NEVER EVER RUNS OUT OF ITEMS HE KNOWS HIS CHILDREN NEED, AND IS OPEN 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS EACH WEEK, THANKFULLY! AND THE ADDITIONAL BLESSING IS...IT IS FREE FOR THE ASKING.
QUESTION: DO YOU APPROACH HIS TABLE, AND HOPEFULLY YOU DO OFTEN, HOW DO YOU APPROACH HIS TABLE,....WITH EXCITEMENT, KNOWING THAT WHAT YOU SELECT FROM HIS TABLE IS IN FACT YOURS? OR DO YOU APPROACH HIS TABLE WITH APPREHENSION AND WEAK FAITH THAT THIS REALLY ISN'T GOING TO HELP ME?
YOU ARE AWARE OF THE SCRIPTURE WHICH DECLARES..." IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM, LET HIM ASK OF GOD WHO GIVES TO ALL LIBERALLY AND WITHOUT REPROACH, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO HIM, BUT LET HIM ASK IN FAITH, WITH NO DOUBTING, FOR HE WHO DOUBTS IS LIKE A WAVE OF THE SEA DRIVEN AND TOSSED BY THE WIND" ( JAMES 1:5-6 SPIRIT FILLED NKJV BIBLE).
WHAT A BLESSING KNOWING THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN "COME TO HIS TABLE" AT ANY TIME....FOR OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY (JEHOVAH JIREH - GOD OUR PROVIDER) SO DESIRES TO PROVIDE FOR HIS CHILDREN SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY...WHAT "FOOD" IS ON HIS TABLE OR BUFFET THAT YOU NEED THIS DAY?
BE ABUNDANTLY BLESSED WITH HIS PROVISION AND MAY OUR LORD EL SHADDAI (THE ALL POWERFUL AND ALL SUFFICIENT ONE) BE GLORIFIED. AMEN?
Thank you so much for sharing what the Lord places on your hearts. I so need the encouraging words and reminders that Our Provider has a buffet available for any need at any time. I just have to take the time to meditate and ask. Bless you, my friend.
ReplyDeleteTish....therein lies the problem..."...take the time to meditate and ask.." Priorities, amen?
DeleteBob: Thanks for the post --- How do we approach His Table? Yes, weak faith or a lack of faith --- or --- double mindedness can cause us not to receive anything. But His Table is a ''two-way street''. The verses in Malachi 1: 6-14 and Luke 17: 5-10 came to mind.
ReplyDeleteGood additions, Earl...thanks for enriching.
DeleteI am encouraged by this word today. Yes, it is a two way street. If we feed on the Word and trust Him we will have all that we need in every way.
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