Jesus's Thing for Filling Things..

I just noticed today that Jesus had a thing about filling things. He went around filling things in the most extravagant way. His first miracle was to take clay pots and fill them with the best wine. In the Greek, the word that was used means to "fill entirely". Scripture says they were filled "to the brim", and with really, really good wine. Yep, his coming out miracle suggests that He likes to fill things, clay pots (me and you!), with good wine. Sign me up! Then he multiplied the bread and filled their hungry bellies. Again, the word here means "to gorge, to satisfy". In this miracle Jesus draws the connection between the symbolism and the reality. He observes that full bellies are good, but full spirits are even better. He kind of says, come and get it. I'm that bread. You are that belly. Let me fill you. And there he goes again, filling things. Then before Jesus left earth, he told his disciples to wait to be filled with the Holy Spirit. See what I mean? Filled the clay pots with wine, filled the bellies with bread, filled His disciples with His Spirit. Then Paul tells the Ephesians to stay filled with the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father. The original word means "filled, copious, contented." Oh yeah, Jesus fills us like nothing else can. I need this today. I have gotten busy, distracted, empty. Here I am Lord, me and my little cup. I look to nothing but You. I long for no one, but You. I feel 2/3 full already just thinking and writing about you! Yes, I long for the wine and water and bread of God to fill me today.

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