day no. 16,121: open wide

Psalm 81:10

I am the Lord thy God,

which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: 

open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

But my people would not hearken to my voice;

and Israel would none of me.

The child in the high chair needs to be commanded to open wide. He sits there defiantly unaware of what's good for him. He tightens his lips and turns his head. He shakes and moves and avoids. He does not want any of what is offered to him. He does not know what is best for him, but he is not open to suggestion. If only he would open his mouth to receive the ice cream. If he would open wide, he would receive a heaping spoonful for sugary, sweet goodness. And the wider he opened, the larger the spoonful his Dad would provide... but some will have none of Him. They are not merely stingy with their openness, they are stubbornly committed to it. They refuse not only some goodness, but all goodness in refusing any of Him. They miss out on a mouth full of sweet, a lifetime of joy, and an eternity of pleasure forevermore.

The wider you open yourself up to Him, the more you will be filled by Him.

Open wide and He will fill you up.

Psalm 16:11

Thou wilt shew me the path of life:

in thy presence is fulness of joy;

at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.