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Revelation Within On the Go!
Revelation Within equips people with life-giving, grace-infused mind renewal tools to deepen their intimacy with Jesus so that counterfeit comforts (like overeating) lose their allure, and the joy and hope of Jesus fills their lives, satisfying their souls.
In our podcast we talk about mind renewal, tips and tricks for getting and staying free from counterfeit comforts like overeating (over-scrolling, over-drinking, over-anythinging...)
We began as Thin Within in 1975, a pioneer in intuitive, mindful eating back when diets were in their hey day! Thin Within has taught people how to tune in to their body's natural signals of hunger and satisfaction, remaining present with their meals and delighting in tastes and textures--and the Lord!
In the 1980s, Thin Within became a Christian ministry, showing people that the emptiness that they have felt and often filled with food that their bodies don't require, was really placed in there to be filled full with God through Jesus. He wants to set us free from all strongholds!
We rebranded our ministry and our podcast in 2023 to Revelation Within.
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Revelation Within On the Go!
December Surrender Day 10: Diving Into Psalm 34:8
We have a special December series for you. Each day a short mind renewal meditation will be released, lasting about five minutes. We hope these encourage you to press-in closer to Jesus this year.
What happens when you dare to truly taste and see the goodness of the Lord? Today, we go on a journey using the Scripture-Word Focus Tool and dive into Psalm 34. Imagine finding refuge in God’s unwavering presence, experiencing true safety and comfort in the midst of life’s challenges. In this episode, we explore the psalmist’s call to seek solace in the Lord rather than fleeting, false comforts. By looking beyond simply “tasting,” we discover that true goodness lies in the purity and perfection of God’s nature.
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Hi and welcome to our podcast Revelation Within On the Go. I'm Heidi Wiles-Meperson, one of your hosts and the owner and lead coach of the.
Speaker 2:RevelationWithinorg ministry and I'm Christina Motley, your other host, also a Revelation Within coach and Heidi's partner in all things Revelation Within. We are so excited to invite you to this special episode of Revelation Within On the show. We have a special December series for you. Each day, a short mind renewal meditation will be released lasting about five minutes. We hope these encourage you to press in closer to Jesus this year.
Speaker 1:Hi, I'm Heidi Bilesma-Emperson. Today I'm going to be focused of our mind renewal tools, called the Scripture Word Focus Tool. So I'm going to take one word at a time of this passage and emphasize it and see how it affects my understanding of the passage. Oh, taste. I'm going to start with taste. Lord, would you show me the impact that your word choice of the word taste, what it means in this context? Thank you, taste it's something that you kind of are tentative about sometimes and it's something that is kind of an adventure, an experiment of sorts. So, taste and see that the Lord is good. I am to dare to taste, they say, and so I love that God chose this word see to be in this passage because what it does is. It helps me to realize that he wants me to see, not just taste, not just dare to experiment, but to see. And what is it that he wants me to taste and see?
Speaker 1:This phrase that the Lord is good, that the Lord, the Lord, is good. There's so much we could unpack in that passage, but the Lord is good. Good when I think of foods that I've tasted and have said this is good, it's pleasing to me, it satisfies me, the experiment is worth it. And so God wants us to see and taste that he is good. Good, what does goodness even mean? That through and through there is purity of heart, there is perfection, there is totality of beauty. And see that the Lord is good. He is good, he is good. It's not just. Maybe Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him, blessed, blessed is the man. So I can experience blessing in my life. And how do I do that? By taking refuge in the Lord. I can experience blessing in my life by tasting and seeing that he is good and then hiding myself in that goodness, hiding myself in him.
Speaker 1:One of the other things that strikes me about this verse is that it is pretty upbeat. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. It's upbeat, all right, but there is an undertone that bears note. Eagerly, almost exuberantly, the psalmist tells us to taste and see that the Lord is good. Vigorously, almost exuberantly, the psalmist tells us to taste and see that the Lord is good. But the second part of the verse tells us that the person who takes refuge in the Lord is blessed. And I just consider for a moment the implications of this section of the verse. Why would I need, or why would anyone need, to take refuge at all?
Speaker 1:Refuge is looking for a place of safety. So clearly. This implies that there are times when we might feel threatened in some way. This implies that there are times when we might feel threatened in some way. And so these positive, excited exclamations of trust and awe of the Lord are in the context of feeling unsafe. With my sanctified imagination, I picture running from danger and running not to food, not to a false comfort or counterfeit behavior, but to my strong tower, to my God, who I have tasted and who I have seen that he is good. I am blessed as I take refuge in him. Lord, I know that you see all that I face. You know that trials have come my way. Some have stayed longer than others and some are just around the next corner. Lord, I want to taste and see that you are good even in those hard times, and I, when I feel the slightest bit of uneasiness, I will take refuge in you. Thank you, lord, that you bless me.
