Hunger

God created us with appetites. We must have food. No matter how many times we eat, eventually those hunger pangs will return and we will need another meal.

God also created us with a void in our souls. An insatiable hunger that only He can fill. People try to fill it in other ways. They use sex, drugs, alcohol, activism, making money, attaining more possessions, achievements and a host of other things to fill this void. None suffice. God created that void for Himself. He alone can fill it.

There is a young man who trusted Jesus as Savior back in the winter. He has a job that requires him to work nights. He has to close the business. Even after closing, he shows up for revival services. He got there toward the end of the service last night. He sits on the front row. He sat down and looked to another lady and said, "What did I miss?" His hunger for God in inspiring. He makes no excuses. He years for more of God.

I wish that all of God's people had that kind of hunger for Jesus. We are far too easily amused. Satisfied with lesser blessings. We don't hunger for God like we should. Other things take on a higher priority than they should. The things of God take on lesser priority.

What is the difference between the young man who works at night, but hungers to see what God is doing, and those smugly satisfied with other things. Everything our souls crave can only be fulfilled and satisfied in God and His Son Jesus.

May we live all our days to increasingly hunger for Him.