Thursday, February 16, 2017

CHOOSE: SOUL FOOD

Have you ever had a "hankering" to once again taste a favorite food from times gone-by?
I have had such a hankering for "butter rolls." Peggy's and Madea's Restaurants have good ones BUT I have heard that Ellen's Soul Food has the best. I will let you know as I am trekking there today with friends.
I also "hanker" for soul food from old familiar passages in Scripture----wanting to "taste" them in a new way. Such has been the case this week as I've revisited Psalm 16, a fave of mine. 
I have been drawn back day after day and each time God gives me new insight. A new perspective on His tried and true words of old. Discovering something new, that wasn't new at all---just new in the way the words were now speaking to my heart. 
Tasting anew. Chewing on. Devouring in a new translation. 
Savoring. Verse by verse. Again and again.
I will always look to you, as you stand beside me and protect me from fear. With all my heart, I will celebrate, and I can safely rest.
(Psalm 16:8-9 CEV)
Spiritual soul food delighting my taste buds for truth from God's Word before I go for physical soul food from Ellen's.