I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. ..NKJV
My soul, my mind, will and emotions shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness.
David saw that being satisfied was found within a worship toward God in seeing a healthful body, fullness of all that he needed to live, and having comforts for his life. In his worship he was delighting in what God has for him and was ready to receive them all!
No desire left unfilled.........all would be met by God! All that David aspired to, and had a passion for in God, determined that his desires, those righteous ones would be met in God!
Proverbs 10:24..........24 The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And the desire of the righteous will be granted.
NKJV
Proverbs 30:15-16................15 The leech has two daughters--
Give and Give!
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, "Enough!":
16 The grave,
The barren womb,
The earth that is not satisfied with water--
And the fire never says, "Enough!" ..NKJV
Proverbs 19:23............23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
NKJV
Being satisfied is more than just being fed and clothed. If it were enough, then people would stop quarreling among each other. But being satisfied means a lot more than having the need of man met. One neighbor can see another's new car, and that craving for more, of not being satisfied with all that they already have now puts them into jeopardy (danger) for more, more, more!
Ever looked at a fire on the slopes of a great hill or over a land filled with dry vegetation, and it sweeps through like a train keeping its schedule to be on time. The grave receives the body, but demands more. It makes a demand that those who have lost a loved one will pay more. That open grave speaks loudly of its intent to keep the grieving person captive to its desires for more.
I remember this elder man dying in a community of about 1,000 people. He had been a drinking person and had no friends. When he died, one family member stepped up to see he got the proper burial. We had been invited to attend with them. There were just 5 people attending this man's funeral. There was no celebration of his afterlife in God. And I remember thinking on that poor man in all that, no man came, no person sang, no one cared, but the five who came. It seemed to me even then that the grave demands more on those who place the body, that tent, now empty into the ground. I thought many years after how the grave was demanding more of people, especially of those who attended this one funeral.
I remember this elder man dying in a community of about 1,000 people. He had been a drinking person and had no friends. When he died, one family member stepped up to see he got the proper burial. We had been invited to attend with them. There were just 5 people attending this man's funeral. There was no celebration of his afterlife in God. And I remember thinking on that poor man in all that, no man came, no person sang, no one cared, but the five who came. It seemed to me even then that the grave demands more on those who place the body, that tent, now empty into the ground. I thought many years after how the grave was demanding more of people, especially of those who attended this one funeral.
People in one part of the country are inundated by floods while another part of the country is in a great famine! The earth is not satisfied with water.....
Psalm 34:11-14 .......11 Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it. NKJV
Being satisfied is having everything we need to accomplish what God has for us to do in this lifetime. People can experience the never being satisfied like the grave or the barren womb. Nothing is more sad than a couple who cannot have a child together. Today we see that the earth requires more water for we see it in our yards and the spans of dry pastures and fields.
And those fires.......always speaking more........with an unique energy, will take on every car and truck on a major interstate highway like we just saw on I-15 near San Bernardino, California. Two weekends ago, we saw a fire move like a snake up a hillside and over a major highway to engulf vehicles in flames and keep on moving up the hillside. And the most amazing thing was this: the people like the department of transportation could have stopped them long before they got to the place the fire raged, but let the traffic continue so........that a traffic jam stopped the traffic in the middle of nowhere and to be overtaken by a fire with bad attitude! In determining to stop people from driving through a firestorm, who makes the decision and are they qualified to make it?
So if we are not satisfied, then where lays the problem? Is it on God or on us? Well, it certainly has to be with us.
Psalm 37:18-24.........18 The LORD knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the LORD,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
NKJV
The Lord knows the days of the upright. He knows those who follow Him, mention His name daily, and ask something in prayer. He keeps those who are His, and in the evil time they shall not be ashamed, they are satisfied in the days of famine. Yes, from Psalm 37, we find those who are blessed by God and those who are cut off from Him forever. The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in His Way. Though a righteous man may start to fall, but GOD CATCHES HIM, BREAKS THAT FALL FROM HAPPENING AND UPHOLDS THAT RIGHTEOUS MAN WITH HIS OWN HAND. PRAISE GOD!
The Greek for "satisfaction" is to the full, suffice, have plenty of, and satiate. I like that word satiate!
Satiate: one who is completely satisfied....for oneself or in a need......to the point of being overdone, so that one could not have room for any more......!
I think of a dry sponge plunged into a sink filled with water........and when I raise the sponge it is dripping with much water. It is satiated, overfilled in the water department.
Psalm 36:7-9....7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light. NKJV
Satisfied, abundantly with the fullness of God's house are we to look like to the world. As we draw our life from the fountain of life in God, we see light! Our lives are to be depicted....in detail...to be the same as His in that of righteousness (Psalm 33:5) of love (1 John 4:8), and of wisdom and truth ( Colossians 2:3)
Yes, Shelley, I know that.
SATISFIED!
For me, it looks like this! When I was a young child I remember going to a Theater to see a movie. The cartoon came on at the beginning. It was in black and white..........and looked a lot like a mouse whistling down this roadway out in a country area, but as he kept walking and kept whistling and singing, the scene started to change, and the black & white became a screen filled with color. He, the mouse, then had color, and his clothes had color. (yeah, a mouse wearing clothes, can you imagine?)
But I think about this when I see something new that God is doing, not only in my life, but in those around me. I see that black & white become the bright color of life much like the rainbow that is over the Throne of God!
Revelation 4:2-3...... 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. NKJV
Those satisfied are the radiant.....they have a glowing face that beams with a glad heart and a voice of faith in the One Who created them! Psalm 34:4-7... 4 I sought the LORD and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to HIM and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. NKJV
Radiance is that beaming with all that God is.......and it is being given to a world in much hurt and pain!
Father, thank You for Jesus. We are not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in it, the righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." (Rom. 1:16-17)
Father, You say that the steps of a good man are ordered by You. We pray that our steps are ordered by YOU and that we follow every direction You desire for us to walk out for YOUR glory. We desire to be those with a radiant face and a glowing heart that speaks truth in that darkness where some people reside. We desire to speak the LIGHT of YOUR Word and see the darkness dispelled.
We expect that no righteous desire will be left unfilled. We are those who have sought the face of God......to see Him in the sanctuary........Our heart said to YOU, "Your face, LORD, we will seek. (Psalm 27:8) Even though our father and mother make forsake us, then the LORD will take care of us." We believe YOU to strengthen our hearts, and see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
We give praise for YOUR goodness to us........now bless the works of our hands for YOUR kingdom in Jesus' name.(1 Cor 10:31.....31 Therefore, whether you (we) eat or drink, or whatever you (we) do, do all to the glory of God. NKJV)
Amen.
You can also visit my Youtube channel The Voice of Prayer for more teaching at http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV
Psalm 37:18-24.........18 The LORD knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the LORD,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
NKJV
The Greek for "satisfaction" is to the full, suffice, have plenty of, and satiate. I like that word satiate!
Satiate: one who is completely satisfied....for oneself or in a need......to the point of being overdone, so that one could not have room for any more......!
I think of a dry sponge plunged into a sink filled with water........and when I raise the sponge it is dripping with much water. It is satiated, overfilled in the water department.
Psalm 36:7-9....7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
8 They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
9 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light. NKJV
Satisfied, abundantly with the fullness of God's house are we to look like to the world. As we draw our life from the fountain of life in God, we see light! Our lives are to be depicted....in detail...to be the same as His in that of righteousness (Psalm 33:5) of love (1 John 4:8), and of wisdom and truth ( Colossians 2:3)
Yes, Shelley, I know that.
In God's rivers of delight are our pleasures. Those of God are those that are spiritual, they are clear as crystal (Revelation 22:1) It is by His Holy Spirit that we become, not only acquainted, but ready to reveal this to others. But to be able to tell others, we must first make a habit of visiting with the Lord daily through the Word, through Worship and through Prayer. Our hearts must be satiated in the things of God. Our hearts should be plunged into the Rivers of delight that is of God as in Revelation 22:1.
It is in Him that we live, and move and have our being. So each of us will have fruit in our lives. We will have more than enough food, more than enough water, more than enough love and vision for a lifetime. In His light we have a Perfection of Who God is, and we gain it in having His wisdom, His knowledge, His joy and able to give it to others in a vast amount! There is no holding back! As we freely allow His waters to flow into our lives, they will freely flow into another's life. But if we cut off ourselves and drink from the world's supply of putrid waters, all we will have for another is .....a putrid puddle! That puddle is one that is corrupted by the follower going after worldly things.
Taken from "PUDDLE JUMPERS".....A BLOG I wrote from.......February 27...2015.
Having to get from point A to point B certainly can take some effort and work when dealing with other people. But anyone knows that some people just create mud puddles, and are known as puddle jumpers. They like making things hard, difficult, and sometimes just hard to understand. But truly having God and His favor causes us to have a shield of favor. That when God our Father favors us, He surrounds with a shield where the mud from those puddle jumpers just rolls off us. When God our Father is for us, then all other things must bow to the name of Jesus.
It is in Him that we live, and move and have our being. So each of us will have fruit in our lives. We will have more than enough food, more than enough water, more than enough love and vision for a lifetime. In His light we have a Perfection of Who God is, and we gain it in having His wisdom, His knowledge, His joy and able to give it to others in a vast amount! There is no holding back! As we freely allow His waters to flow into our lives, they will freely flow into another's life. But if we cut off ourselves and drink from the world's supply of putrid waters, all we will have for another is .....a putrid puddle! That puddle is one that is corrupted by the follower going after worldly things.
Taken from "PUDDLE JUMPERS".....A BLOG I wrote from.......February 27...2015.
Having to get from point A to point B certainly can take some effort and work when dealing with other people. But anyone knows that some people just create mud puddles, and are known as puddle jumpers. They like making things hard, difficult, and sometimes just hard to understand. But truly having God and His favor causes us to have a shield of favor. That when God our Father favors us, He surrounds with a shield where the mud from those puddle jumpers just rolls off us. When God our Father is for us, then all other things must bow to the name of Jesus.
SATISFIED!
For me, it looks like this! When I was a young child I remember going to a Theater to see a movie. The cartoon came on at the beginning. It was in black and white..........and looked a lot like a mouse whistling down this roadway out in a country area, but as he kept walking and kept whistling and singing, the scene started to change, and the black & white became a screen filled with color. He, the mouse, then had color, and his clothes had color. (yeah, a mouse wearing clothes, can you imagine?)
But I think about this when I see something new that God is doing, not only in my life, but in those around me. I see that black & white become the bright color of life much like the rainbow that is over the Throne of God!
Revelation 4:2-3...... 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. NKJV
Those satisfied are the radiant.....they have a glowing face that beams with a glad heart and a voice of faith in the One Who created them! Psalm 34:4-7... 4 I sought the LORD and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to HIM and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. NKJV
Radiance is that beaming with all that God is.......and it is being given to a world in much hurt and pain!
Father, thank You for Jesus. We are not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in it, the righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." (Rom. 1:16-17)
Father, You say that the steps of a good man are ordered by You. We pray that our steps are ordered by YOU and that we follow every direction You desire for us to walk out for YOUR glory. We desire to be those with a radiant face and a glowing heart that speaks truth in that darkness where some people reside. We desire to speak the LIGHT of YOUR Word and see the darkness dispelled.
We expect that no righteous desire will be left unfilled. We are those who have sought the face of God......to see Him in the sanctuary........Our heart said to YOU, "Your face, LORD, we will seek. (Psalm 27:8) Even though our father and mother make forsake us, then the LORD will take care of us." We believe YOU to strengthen our hearts, and see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
We give praise for YOUR goodness to us........now bless the works of our hands for YOUR kingdom in Jesus' name.(1 Cor 10:31.....31 Therefore, whether you (we) eat or drink, or whatever you (we) do, do all to the glory of God. NKJV)
Amen.
You can also visit my Youtube channel The Voice of Prayer for more teaching at http://bit.ly/1tNyBhV
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