OUR DAILY BREAD                    Monday, May 1, 1995
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READ:  Psalm 81

                     OPEN WIDE

       "Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."

                                -- Psalm 81:10

As a boy, I was always thrilled to discover a newly
constructed robin's nest.  It was fascinating to
watch for the eggs and then to wait for those
featherless little creatures with bulging eyes and
gaping mouths to break out of their shells.
Standing at a distance, I could see their heads
bobbing unsteadily and their mouths wide open,
inviting mother robin to give them their dinner.

As I recall those childhood scenes, I think of
God's promise:  "I am the Lord your God...; open
your mouth wide, and I will fill it" (Ps. 81:10).
In spite of this gracious offer to Israel, the
people ignored God, and He "gave them over to their
own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels"
(v. 12).  If they had accepted God's offer, "He
would have fed them also with the finest of wheat;
and with honey from the rock" (v. 16).

God longs to give us spiritual food.  And he will
satisfy our spiritual hunger as we study His Word,
worship with others, listen to faithful Bible
teachers, read literature with good spiritual
content, and daily depend on Him.

If we refuse God's provisions, we will suffer
spiritual malnutrition and fail to grow.  But if
we open our mouth wide, be assured, God will fill
it.
                        -- Richard W. De Haan

        The Savior can satisfy fully
    The heart that the world cannot fill;
      His presence will sanctify wholly
     The soul that is yielded and still.

                        -- Anon.

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          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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       To have a fulfilled life,
           let God fill you.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   2 Chronicles 26-29

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