There have been many times over the years where we have gone out for a nice meal, but where I haven’t been able to finish it all. When that happens, I come home with a box of leftovers ready to be taken to church with me for lunch the next day. Yet on countless occasions, I open up the fridge the next morning only to discover that someone has eaten my lunch! When that happens, 9 times out of 10, I call out, “Nathaniel!!!!”
But I’ve noticed that even when we’re down to 2 kiddos in the house, there is still a well-worn spot in front of our refrigerator because of all the foot traffic! I’m exaggerating, but it certainly seems like trips to the grocery store have not decreased! If anything, our food budget is just as high (we’re all complaining about that now, right?!).
However, I’ve also been in places and countries where hunger is a daily problem. I have seen desperate parents begging for food, starving themselves so that they can feed their children, or feeding them with whatever scraps they can pull together. While not to that same extreme, perhaps you have had moments where you question if you will have enough to satisfy the grumbling in your stomach.
When Jesus sat on a hillside and began teaching the crowds around him, the people were also hungry. Though they may not have been hungry for physical food, they did have a spiritual hunger (whether they realized it or not). Jesus reminded them (and us) that true hunger for God would make them full. When we search for God, the righteousness of God will fill our hearts.
Are you hungry? Do you need to be filled? Are there others in your life who need to be filled that you need to invite? Then, I look forward to seeing you, either in person or online, as we learn where we find our true satisfaction.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
But I’ve noticed that even when we’re down to 2 kiddos in the house, there is still a well-worn spot in front of our refrigerator because of all the foot traffic! I’m exaggerating, but it certainly seems like trips to the grocery store have not decreased! If anything, our food budget is just as high (we’re all complaining about that now, right?!).
However, I’ve also been in places and countries where hunger is a daily problem. I have seen desperate parents begging for food, starving themselves so that they can feed their children, or feeding them with whatever scraps they can pull together. While not to that same extreme, perhaps you have had moments where you question if you will have enough to satisfy the grumbling in your stomach.
When Jesus sat on a hillside and began teaching the crowds around him, the people were also hungry. Though they may not have been hungry for physical food, they did have a spiritual hunger (whether they realized it or not). Jesus reminded them (and us) that true hunger for God would make them full. When we search for God, the righteousness of God will fill our hearts.
Are you hungry? Do you need to be filled? Are there others in your life who need to be filled that you need to invite? Then, I look forward to seeing you, either in person or online, as we learn where we find our true satisfaction.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
No Comments