Soul Satisfaction

There are thing I know about that I'd rather not ... know about. For example, the fact that there are creepy-crawly thing [most likely] living inside my house - I'd rather not know or think about that! The psalmist begins Psalm 107, "Give thanks to the LORD for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting. The redeemed of the LORD shall say so, those whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy" (V.1 NASB) and he continues "They shall give thanks to the LORD for His mercy, and for His wonders to the sons of mankind! For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and He has filled the hungry soul with what is good." (V.8-9 NASB). Have you ever considered the thirst and hunger of your soul - that insatiable longing within you? Truth is, there are many thirsting and hungering souls that walk this earth - continually among us - that just don't know there is One Who offers full and eternal satisfaction. Perhaps you've heard the phrase "ignorance is bliss" - well, no it is not. Ignorance is never our friend and it is certainly never a friend to the soul of man: "There were those who lived in darkness and in the shadow of death. Prisoners in misery and chains, because they had rebelled against the words of God and rejected the plan of the Most High" (V.10-11 NASB). Darkness, the shadow of death, the misery of imprisonment and chains, nor rebellion and rejection do not diminish the immeasurably abundant mercy of God Who is "good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you" (Psalm 86:5 ESV). A simple and humbling of the human spirit brings satisfaction to the ever-thirsty and continual hunger for the the soul of man. A personal relationship with Jesus is truly ... soul-satisfaction.