You may listen to a home recording of “Beggar” here and find a free lead sheet here.
I was once a beggar in my soul,
Just looking for a fuller kind of meal,
When another beggar found me and said,
“Let me show you where you can get your fill.”
Then he took me to the House of God
And he gave me some of God’s Living Bread,
And I never felt so satisfied inside
Until from God’s table I was fed.
Then I exclaimed, “Can such a feast be free?
There must be something that I should do to pay.”
Then he explained, “You can’t pay the price God paid,
But you can thank Him by giving His love away.”
So if you’re a beggar in your soul,
Just looking for a fuller kind of meal,
Let me take you to the table of Living God,
Where you can always get your fill.”
I can’t claim that the portrayal of Christians as beggars showing other beggars where to get food is original, but I’ve long thought it an excellent extended metaphor.
I don’t know much about beggars, but I can’t imagine that many of them would willingly help a fellow-beggar unless he or she had a source of food that would be sufficient for both of them.
But God’s table is big enough for everyone. Absolutely everyone. The Scriptures clearly state that God doesn’t want anyone to be left out.
The question for us as Believers is whether we’re sufficiently thankful for God’s provisions–especially our salvation through faith in Jesus Christ–to willingly share the object of our faith with other people. And some of our abundance of material possessions as well.
That’s one reason I list each of my twenty-five Christian novels on Amazon for prices I hope anyone will be able to afford.
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