--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There is as much in our Lord's pantry as…" description: "\"There is as much in our Lord's pantry as will satisfy all his children and as much wine in his cellar as will quench all their thirst. Hunger on, for t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/samuel-rutherford-3289_affliction_there-is-as-much-in-our-lord-s-pantry-as_2711826.png" --- # There is as much in our Lord's pantry as will satisfy all… ![“There is as much in our Lord's pantry as will satisfy all his children and as much wine in his cellar as will quench all their thirst. Hunger on, for there is meat in hungering for Christ; go never from him, but seek him who is yet pleased with the importunity of hungry souls until he fills you…” quote by Samuel Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/samuel-rutherford-3289_affliction_there-is-as-much-in-our-lord-s-pantry-as_2711826.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/samuel-rutherford-3289_affliction_there-is-as-much-in-our-lord-s-pantry-as_2711826.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/samuel-rutherford-3289_affliction_there-is-as-much-in-our-lord-s-pantry-as_2711826.png) > “There is as much in our Lord's pantry as will satisfy all his children and as much wine in his cellar as will quench all their thirst. Hunger on, for there is meat in hungering for Christ; go never from him, but seek him who is yet pleased with the importunity of hungry souls until he fills you; if he delays, yet do not go away, even if you faint at his feet.” [Samuel Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-rutherford/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Spiritual fulfillment is abundant; believers should persist in seeking Christ despite hardship, trusting divine provision. **In simple terms:** Seek Christ despite hardship. Key Takeaway Persist in faith and trust divine provision. Themes faith perseverance spiritual hunger trust Mood inspirational hopeful Type sermon devotional When to use this quote - personal trials - spiritual practice - church teaching Key Concepts theology devotion hope Questions to Reflect On - How do you sustain hope in spiritual drought? - What practices nurture spiritual hunger? 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I found it at the eternal and material core of Christianity: body, blood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-was-as-the-prophet-said-hungering-and-thirsting-for-righteousness-i/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“The story of my life is wanting, hungering, for what I cannot have or, perhaps, wanting what I dare not allow myself to have.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roxane-gay/the-story-of-my-life-is-wanting-hungering-for-what-i-cannot-have-or/) [Roxane Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roxane-gay/) > [Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/three-fourths-of-the-people-you-will-ever-meet-are-hungering-and/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) > [“That’s what comes of hungering for something; you forget to check if it’s rotten before you gobble it down”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/that-s-what-comes-of-hungering-for-something-you-forget-to-check-if/) [Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/) > [I find that wherever I go, people are hungering to get back to basics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-bryant/i-find-that-wherever-i-go-people-are-hungering-to-get-back-to-basics/) [Anita Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-bryant/) > [“People without a relationship with their personal Creator are hungering for love, happiness, meaning, and fulfillment, but nothing that this planet offers can fully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-d-boa/people-without-a-relationship-with-their-personal-creator-are/) [Kenneth D. 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Maybe I don't have what I had when I was younger. I'm not really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-don-t-feel-insecure-about-any-of-this-work-anymore-maybe-i-don-t/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cecil/every-man-will-have-his-own-criterion-in-forming-his-judgment-of/) [Richard Cecil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cecil/) > [WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/whangdepootenawah-n-in-the-ojibwa-tongue-disaster-an-unexpected/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/there-is-nothing-in-afflictions-which-ought-to-disturb-our-joy/) [John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/) > [Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. 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Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-anshaw/aimee-parkison-offers-a-distinct-new-voice-to-contemporary-fiction/) [Carol Anshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-anshaw/) > [May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/may-i-strike-my-heart-s-keys-clearly-and-may-none-fail-because-of/) [Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/) > [We are infinitely more than our limitations and afflictions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-holland/we-are-infinitely-more-than-our-limitations-and-afflictions/) [Jeffrey R. 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