Fully Satisfied

Have you ever felt deeply satisfied after enjoying a meal that you love?

Have you found yourself eating slowly while savoring your favorite food,

thinking about each bite and fully tasting it?

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In Psalm 63, David talks about how God satisfies us even more than good

food does. David writes, I have beheld your power and your glory.

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you I will

be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth

will praise you (verses 2-5). When we experience the power, glory, and

love of God, we praise Him because of who He is and all that He has done

for us.

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What do you enjoy eating the most? A large dish of pasta? Ice cream piled

into a cone? The food we eat can be enjoyable while we’re eating it and

leave us feeling happy when we’re done with it. It can leave us feeling

full and content. What God offers us is even better. His love for usand

the way He is there for us and looking out for uscan leave us feeling

safe, secure, and satisfied.

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God demonstrated His power, His glory, and His better-than-life love when

Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead so that we could be with Him

forever. As Christians, we can know that God is with us, and we can look

forward to the day Jesus will return bodily to earth and we will be fully

satisfied in His glorious presence. In the meantime, God makes sure we have

what we need to get through each day. He helps us find peace when

everything in our lives is falling apart. He gives us someone to talk to

when we are nervous or scared. He is there for us during the day and all

through the night. He invites us to know Him personally through Jesus, and

when we follow Him, we find a fulfilling life (John 10:10). He satisfies us

like the richest and tastiest food. Emily Acker

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What are some of your favorite foods? In Psalm 63, why do you think David

compares the satisfaction of eating good food to the way that God satisfies

us?

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When our lives are falling apart (like David’s was when he wrote Psalm

63) why is it important for us to take time to remember God’s power, glory,

and love?

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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips

my mouth will praise you. Psalm 63:5 (NIV)

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Psalm 63