OPEN WIDE

Today's reading: Psalm 81-83

"For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things." Psalm 81:10 NLT

We have a pair of barn swallows who are insistent upon building a nest at our back door.

The three eggs they have laid and hatched have become a trio of ravenous little mouths.

The mother and daddy birds are constantly flitting back and forth with mouths full of goodies for their littles to consume.

The tiny birds sit quietly and calmly until a parent lights on the edge of the nest. Their stillness quickly takes a turn and all three open their mouths wide for their meals.

Imagine desiring so desperately to grow in the Lord that the moment He is near, His Word is open, an opportunity for the Holy Spirit to nudge--our mouths fly open.

'Fill me! Fill me!' our responses cry.