“I, the Lord your God, delivered you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and fill it with good things” (Psalm 81:10).
When I’m in pain, I get down on my knees. Was Jesus like this too? Whether it’s the pain of physical illness or disease, or the suffering of betrayal or emotional pain, Jesus can empathize. Pain is inevitable this side of heaven, but God doesn’t want that for us. God’s plan for our lives is great, and Jesus died so that we could live a fulfilling life. How does our reality reconcile with God’s goodness? Through Jesus.
The Psalm passage featured in this piece declares that the Lord will fill us with good things. We, the people of God. God’s desire for our lives is not to fall victim to the disappointments we experience throughout our lives, but at the same time to choose to focus on the good things God has filled our lives with. he’s a good person Everything God created is good. When God looks at us, He sees a good creation, created by God to do the good things He intended for us.
What does “open your mouth wide” mean?
“Opening your mouth wide” refers to how God gave manna to the people in the desert on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. At that time, Jesus was giving them what they needed and reminding them that he was still God. He is still their provider. The ESV Global Study Bible explains, “The Lord wants His people to listen to Him, accept His covenant as an expression of His grace, believe in Him, and live according to His instructions.” God wants us to understand that He is trustworthy, faithful, and good. God has never broken a promise and loves us just as we are.
God is trustworthy. Opening our mouths means allowing God to do what He has always done: provide for us. He will definitely make a way. It’s always like that. He will always love us. It’s always like that. “Just as God gave manna to the people in the desert of Egypt, God commanded, “Open your mouth wide, and this time I will fill it not with manna, but with his own goodness.” (Rydelnik, Valaningham, Barbieri, et al., 2014b) God fills our lives with good, but we are often so preoccupied with the bad things in life that we cannot see it, and therefore cannot see God.
What is the “good thing” that God wants from us?
“Do not get drunk with wine, for it will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, making music to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:18-20).
God still loves us even though we struggle with addiction, pornography, honesty, faithfulness, pride, selfishness, jealousy, and arrogance. He knows how to live perfectly, and it is not a sin. Jesus died so that we could receive the good things that God fills our lives with. A gift isn’t a gift unless you accept it. It is our choice whether to accept Jesus as God’s gift. He is the way. Even though he is, we are filled with the Spirit that Paul wrote to the Corinthians. Let us fill ourselves with worship and joy and embrace our joy in Christ. Being filled with the Spirit is much more enjoyable than being filled with anything else this earth can offer. Jerry Vines explains:
“Every believer must be filled with the Holy Spirit. We cannot think about it, vote on it, or consider it. The form of the verse is a direct command: “Be filled with the Holy Spirit.” This is an ongoing action. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not a be-all and end-all experience, but a daily occurrence. Interestingly, although we are commanded to be filled with the Spirit, we cannot do it on our own. God will fill us! Nor is the filling of the Spirit only given to a select few. It is for all believers. ”
The Voice paraphrases Ephesians 5:18-20 as follows:
“Don’t drink too much wine. A drunken road is a reckless road that leads nowhere. Instead, let God fill you with the Holy Spirit. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will hear the soulful words of pious songs, hymns, and spiritual songs. You will be given the power to speak to one another, and you will be given the power to sing and make music in tune with God with all your heart, and you will be given the power to give thanks to God the Father every day through the name of the anointed Lord Jesus.”
God wants the fruit of the Holy Spirit to flow out of our lives, to be evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Who is God speaking to?
“It matters little to me how I am judged by you or by human authorities; I do not even trust my own judgment in this regard” (1 Corinthians 4:3).
Throughout the Old Testament, God spoke to His chosen people, the Israelites. All of us living in the New Testament are grafted into the family of God through Christ Jesus. Everyone has the opportunity to open their mouths wide and be filled with God. All we need is salvation in Christ, but it is not something any of us can earn or achieve. Christ has already done this once. We are all called to accept Christ and follow Him into the presence of God. He made a way for us. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Paul went on to explain in his letter to the Corinthians why it is important not to judge others during our journey.
“My conscience is clear, but that does not prove that I am right. It is the Lord Himself who examines me and decides. So do not pass judgment on anyone beforehand, before He returns, for He will bring to light our darkest secrets and reveal our personal motives. He will give all the praise they deserve” (1 Corinthians 4:4-5).
When we look around us and realize that we are all equally loved by God, whether we love those we love or those we don’t love very much, we will begin to understand the meaninglessness of comparison and jealousy. No two people in this world are alike, but we all have the same opportunity to embrace life through Christ.
“If you publicly declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by publicly proclaiming your faith that you are saved” (Romans 10:9-10).
If we open our hearts to God, He will fill us. He is all we need and all we are looking for.
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Vines Expository Bible Notes. Copyright © 2020 by Jerry Vines.
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