More Than Enough
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“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:14).
Jesus knows that we hunger and thirst for more than this world can offer. He created us this way so that we would be in constant fellowship with Him.
When Jesus saw a great multitude of 4,000 who had followed Him for three days, He did not want them to leave hungry and was moved with compassion for them. There were only “seven loaves and a few little fish”. BUT, it says that they “all ate and were filled” AND afterwards, “they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left” (Matthew 15:32-38). There was more than enough! There was even some left over. This is what He wants to do for us. He moves with compassion for us. Daily, and moment by moment, we can call upon Him for more.
Jesus always had more than enough. Jesus was overflowing because He was in constant fellowship with His Heavenly Father. He said He did nothing on His own initiative, but only did what He saw His Father doing (John 14:10). We can walk through life in this same way.
Nowhere in Scripture does it say that we should be famished, full of disorder, filled with negative thoughts, and live a dreary life. Jesus says in Luke 11:13 that our Heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. It’s true! Let us seek our God who lavishes His love upon us by giving us access to the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had.
Let us be imitators of Christ Jesus. How? By the power of the Holy Spirit. Are you thirsty? Do you long for more? James 4:2 says, “You do not have because you do not ask.” Call upon Him. He hears your cry. Ask God for more of Himself today.
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Thank You, Heavenly Father for loving us and sending Your only Son Jesus to die on the cross so that we may have eternal and abundant life. Thank You Jesus, for dying for my sins. Thank You, Holy Spirit, that I have constant access to You in this life.
Questions: Who is the Holy Spirit? How does God respond when we ask for more of Him? Is the “more that the author speaks of material wealth?
About the Author Brigitte Straub
God always provides us with what we need. He sees our hearts and kbnows what we have need of
I think it was 5,000 right? What’s amazing is, I just preached on this today at my church’s Sunday school. How amazing (& how God re-teaches it to ME today!) Praise God. wow. thank you.
Please forgive me, Brigitte, but I intended to thank you for this wonderful devotion! Feeding from the hands of Jesus is so satisfying, and leaves us looking forward to the ‘next meal!’ :)
When we ask for more of Him, He knows what our hearts truly want, for He knows us better than we know ourselves (or are willing to acknowledge). If we genuinely want “Him,” we want what He wants for us, which is His will for our lives. Being in God’s will has nothing to do with material gain; in fact, Jesus declared to His disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:23-24) He repeated it for emphasis. Many Christians associate material prosperity with God’s blessing; however, it can be Satan’s bait, a counterfeit sense of security. It can also produce pride and/or greed, a continual search for more. When God is ‘enough,’ when fellowship with Him is all that we need or seek, and all else is ‘icing,’ we are content in the place He has ordained for us, full of peace and joy! This ‘wealth’ is “not destroyed by moth or rust, and thieves cannot break in and steal it!” (Matthew 6:19-20)