When sharks won’t bite

When sharks won’t bite

Bible: Proverbs 27:1-10

Reading

One who is full loathes honey from the comb (V.7).

I was nervous. During a family holiday, we visited an aquarium where people were allowed to pet small sharks kept in a special tank. When I asked the staff if the creatures ever snapped at fingers in the water, she told me that the sharks had already been fed and then given extra food. They wouldn’t bite because they weren’t hungry. What I learned about shark petting makes sense. And it’s something we find in the Bible too: “One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet” (PROVERBS 27:7).

Hunger can lead us to make bad decisions. I’m not talking about being hungry for food, but having the hunger that comes from emptiness. When we feel flat and empty, we’ll grab at anything to fill us up and make us feel better—even if it’s no good for us. God wants more for us than a life driven by this kind of hunger. He wants us to be filled up with Jesus’ love so that we’ll live with peace and balance. Knowing how much He loves us gives us a real confidence for every day.

It helps us to make good decisions about what we will and won’t do— seeing things for what they really are, because we’re no longer hungry and desperate. Only a relationship with Jesus gives true satisfaction. Let’s take a full hold on His incredible love for us so that we can be “filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (EPHESIANS 3:18-19).

                                  THOSE WHO SEE JESUS AS THE BREAD OF LIFE

                                    WILL NEVER BE HUNGRY.

                                      Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries