Psalm 81

Sometimes these blogs write themselves. I love it when it’s simple, straightforward, and to the point. Here’s the verse I loved from today’s chapter: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” (vs 10)

Open your mouth and I will fill it. It doesn’t get much more plain than that. Are you hungry? Open wide, and God will satisfy your hunger. But if it’s so easy, why do we still have a hard time getting fed? Maybe we don’t believe God will fill us. Maybe we think our hunger is impossible to satisfy. Maybe we don’t want what we think God is going to give us.

I’m always amazed when I read the story of the Israelites—they were willing to go back to slavery so they could eat cucumber, onions, and garlic. (Although, I must admit, I might be willing to do a lot for garlic.) Then again, I wonder if it was less about the specific foods and more about the feeling of control they had in Egypt. After all, they might have been slaves, but bondage was comfortable. It was familiar. Following a pillar of fire around in the desert and eating bread that fell out of the sky is a little too… shall we say, insecure. It probably felt a bit like living paycheck to paycheck.

The security of the Israelites came from the same place our security truly comes—from God. Everything we have can be gone in an instant. Are you sensing that more nowadays? Your house, your car, your family, your bank account—all of it can vanish. God is the only thing in this life that is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And He says, “Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.”

Are you hungry? Wondering where you can find satisfaction? Look no further than God. He is ready and willing to provide for all your needs. He always feeds the hungry.