Fully Satisfied

Published: Feb. 12, 2023, midnight

b'Have you ever felt deeply satisfied after enjoying a meal that you love?\\nHave you found yourself eating slowly while savoring your favorite food,\\nthinking about each bite and fully tasting it?\\n.\\nIn Psalm 63, David talks about how God satisfies us even more than good\\nfood does. David writes, \\u201cI have\\u2026 beheld your power and your glory.\\nBecause your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you\\u2026 I will\\nbe fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth\\nwill praise you\\u201d (verses 2-5). When we experience the power, glory, and\\nlove of God, we praise Him because of who He is and all that He has done\\nfor us.\\n.\\nWhat do you enjoy eating the most? A large dish of pasta? Ice cream piled\\ninto a cone? The food we eat can be enjoyable while we\\u2019re eating it and\\nleave us feeling happy when we\\u2019re done with it. It can leave us feeling\\nfull and content. What God offers us is even better. His love for us\\u2014and\\nthe way He is there for us and looking out for us\\u2014can leave us feeling\\nsafe, secure, and satisfied.\\n.\\nGod demonstrated His power, His glory, and His better-than-life love when\\nJesus died on the cross and rose from the dead so that we could be with Him\\nforever. As Christians, we can know that God is with us, and we can look\\nforward to the day Jesus will return bodily to earth and we will be fully\\nsatisfied in His glorious presence. In the meantime, God makes sure we have\\nwhat we need to get through each day. He helps us find peace when\\neverything in our lives is falling apart. He gives us someone to talk to\\nwhen we are nervous or scared. He is there for us during the day and all\\nthrough the night. He invites us to know Him personally through Jesus, and\\nwhen we follow Him, we find a fulfilling life (John 10:10). He satisfies us\\nlike the richest and tastiest food. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 What are some of your favorite foods? In Psalm 63, why do you think David\\ncompares the satisfaction of eating good food to the way that God satisfies\\nus? \\n.\\n\\u2022 When our lives are falling apart (like David\\u2019s was when he wrote Psalm\\n63) why is it important for us to take time to remember God\\u2019s power, glory,\\nand love? \\n.\\nI will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips\\nmy mouth will praise you. Psalm 63:5 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.63'