Psalm 36:8a

Psalm 36:8a

Fine dining

I read recently of a man who had a powerful vision. He was walking along a shoreline and he came upon a vast dining area by the sea. There were hundreds of tables and chairs stretching as far as the eye could see. The tables were covered with exquisite white laundered cloths and the silver cutlery glinted in the sun. Every table setting had crystal glasses and beautiful plates and bowls. The centres of the tables were filled with fine dining foods from all over the world, each course presented on the highest quality china dishes. This was the most sumptuous banquet imaginable and everything was ready to be served. However, there was no one sitting at these tables, they were all empty.  A waiter stood close by and the man who had come upon this fabulous scene enquired about the diners and guests, where were they? “Listen,” said the waiter. The man listened and became aware of the sound of voices and activity but could not see where it was coming from. The waiter lifted a tablecloth and there beneath were men and women of all ages and ethnicities scrabbling in the sand looking for crumbs and greedily thrusting them into their mouths. “Isn’t it sad,” said the waiter. “My master has prepared a banquet for them and they are content to feed on crumbs!”

My friends, this wonderful book that we are studying is His banquet for you. All I can do is pass on a crumb or two. We are invited to dine at the Master’s table, please make time to feast on the abundance of His house. Don’t settle for crumbs under that table.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Psalm 4:1 Smear campaigns

Psalm 4:1    Smear campaigns   The background to this Psalm is so familiar; David is being slandered and maligned by his detractors.  It seems that some calamity has befallen the nation and the king is getting the blame! Lies are being told, a smear campaign has begun, and the reputation of the Sovereign is under threat.  As usual, if something goes wrong, culpability is laid at the feet of the one in charge.  David, quite rightly, turns to the Lord his God and prays for relief and for mercy. The Satan is a master of such campaigns and his emissaries gleefully turn on Christians in leadership positions although the whispering campaign can affect all of us. The whispering starts in our own heads, but it can also come from the lips of our detractors. It goes something like this: - You’re the reason it went wrong You messed up again You should have seen it coming Surely you know better You are not worthy You don’t know what you’re doing Someone else ought to be in c
Read more

Psalm 74:16

Psalm 74:16 God established the sun and the moon “ In  the beginning   God created   the heavens   and the earth.   2  Now the earth was formless   and empty,   darkness was over the surface of the deep,   and the Spirit of God   was hovering over the waters. 3  And God said,   “Let there be light,” and there was light.   4  God saw that the light was good,   and he separated the light from the darkness.   5  God called   the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”   And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.” These, so familiar, words from Genesis 1 remind us of who is in charge! There would be no light without God. There would be no day or night without God. There would be no earth without God. And there would have been no living things unless God had created order out of chaos. The sun, moon and stars would not be fixed in their orbits without God and you and I would not exist unless He ordered our conception. It is because we see God as glorious, righteous
Read more

Psalm 71:17

Psalm 71:17 Since my youth ..... You have taught me I am reminded here of Paul’s words to Timothy.  “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”  2 Timothy 3:14-15.  “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, lives in you also.”  2 Timothy 1:5. Timothy and David may well have enjoyed a similar upbringing. We know that Timothy’s mother was a Jewish Christian although his father was an unbelieving Greek. (Acts 16:1) It appears that the boy had a Christian grandmother also and, as Jewish boys began to study the Hebrew Scriptures at the age of five, Timothy would certainly have been taught by his mother and grandmother from infancy. Wouldn’t it be great if all our children were able to say,
Read more