Finding the treasure!

After the famine comes the fulfilment John 10:10 (NRSV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

The famine is a time of loss … loss of a loved one, loss of health, loss of financial security, loss of location … and any loss leaves us feeling vulnerable and empty. And yet it is in that very emptiness our Lord works with us/works in us - moulding us, reviving us, restoring us … placing our feet on a different path and inviting us into a deeper relationship with Him. Emptiness to our Jehovah Rapha - God our Healer - is the very canvas upon which He re-creates us according to His Original Design. Sometimes we simply have to be moved out of our comfort zone and into His Trust Zone.

That period of 'famine' in our lives inevitably leads us into that fresh, green pasture of abundant life. What famines have you experienced in your life? What fulfilments ensued? I'm sure you will find that your life is littered with famines that resulted in a more abundant life than you had before. What a glorious Lord we serve so joyfully! What a Creator God - Bara - Who takes delight in us and wants only His Best for us. Delight in Him and He will give you the desires of your heart. Now surely that is abundant life?

2 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT) We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.