"Feasting With The Lord"

"He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee." (Psalms 81:16) Whether you are new in the Lord, or you are a well seasoned Saint, we all have one primary goal, to follow Jesus! I have come to realize the more I focus on the Lord, the more I think about heaven, and the less I think about this world; that's how it is meant to be, after all, that is what we have in common with Jesus, as well as with each other. If you really stop and think about it, heaven is just around the corner, so why not celebrate starting now? Somehow there must be a way to get our focus in the right place, and keep it there; because this verse pretty much sounds just like it was written for me. The Lord wants nothing more than the very best for us, yet we always settle for something less. I don't think we always mean to, at least not at first; but it's more of a slow gradual turning back; a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and pretty soon you are pretty much living just as the unsaved people live, with one exception, you're constantly convicted! There is no real joy in that kind of living; there is no satisfaction for our souls, because we are always wanting to have peace. I like how Matthew Henry wraps this up, saying, "Therefore God would have us to do our duty to him, that we may be qualified to receive favour from him. He delights in our serving him, not because he is the better for it, but because we shall be." At the end of this last verse, I have written "Isaiah 55" in bold letters in my Bible. The greatest thing about our relationship with God, is that there are always second chances, no matter how bad you have messed things up. As a matter of fact, I believe the worst mess-ups can become the most glorious redemptions; that is how God gets the glory... "Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously." (Isaiah 55:6-7) NLT