Psalm 16:2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
We are a society driven by wants and desires. Even a 30 minute tv show, especially at this time of year, will include countless commercials for products you can’t live without, products that will provide just the thing you’ve been missing in your life. Internet pop-up ads are full of these miracle products, too. Snake-oil salesmen are everywhere and satisfaction is guaranteed.
James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights….
My theory is that the part of ourselves that buys into that hype—the hype that this toy, this product, this contraption will fill the hole in my life—that’s the part of us that desperately needs to be filled by our Savior. That’s the part of ourselves that recognizes that this world is not our home and can never fully satisfy.
Psalm 85:12 “The LORD will indeed give what is good….”
Lord, Thank You for this day and for this scripture. Thank You for loving us completely and fiercely, even as we struggle to fully love and accept ourselves and each other. Thank You for abundantly blessing us, daily, with so many good things. Help us to understand that every good and perfect gift comes from You, that You are all we need. Draw us closer. Amen.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Have a blessed day.