Monday, November 6, 2017

"Poured Out Upon"

"He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works."
(Psalms 104:13)
Besides caring for all of our needs, God wants us to need His fellowship and spiritual blessings. To look at this from a spiritual point of view, it is almost too graphic to communicate in words; but in a certain type of a way, it is an intimate personal relationship, much of that as a husband and wife would experience on their honeymoon. Sorry if that is not something you can imagine, but it is really not meant to be a sexual matter; it's more about experience, how God's spiritual blessings are always new and refreshing, far better than anything even a husband and wife might encounter in their deepest moments of passion. It is believed among many that Paul was once married, but after his conversion to Christ, his wife left him, or some such thing. Regardless, Paul remained single; he even preferred being single because it strengthened his personal relationship with the Lord. I don't think that Paul thought about the physical pleasures anymore, he was too busy focusing on the spiritual pleasures that he enjoyed with the Lord. That is where I wish I could be; Lord knows, I try to remain there more times than not. My wife and I do not have that kind of relationship anymore, so it's not really something I try to think about. I figure I still have another couple decades, Lord willing and unless He comes back. It's been over 14 years, what's another 20 or so. Anywho, this is about God's Spirit being poured out, much as it was back in the time of creation, Genesis 1:2, which says, "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Getting into the whole reason is far too complicated for this kind of a setting; but let's just say that God was producing something from nothing, and He was making it a reflection of Himself. Isn't that what He does with us? We are meant to be made in His image, to love and be able to love as He loves, to create and imagine with our minds, and to be able to have an intimate relationship with the One who created us. That is where we will really be satisfied...
""And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? "So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.""
(Matthew 6:28-34) NLT

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