Satisfaction In Christ Jesus

Commentary

In this psalm, David’s heart for God is on full display, echoing the words that so many of us feel toward our God. Voicing that pure need for Christ that every believer should have. That pining and thirst to know our God and to be known by Him, especially in the midst of adversity.

We live in a world that has truly become a dry and desolate land for the follower of Christ. Our hunger and thirst is for the Lord, for our very survival depends on Him, our Sustainer. It’s that thirst and longing for Him that feeds our souls, which carries us through the trials and tribulations of this life.

These are the kinds of verses that bring tears to the believer’s eyes, having too experienced such a longing and eagerness for Christ Jesus. Coming to the realization of one’s weakness and constant need for our loving Father. I hope you can truly say that.

There are a lot of distractions in life, many things that can quickly and easily take the place of Jesus as your first love. Don’t give any of that any power over your heart and mind, keep your full attention on the One who can quench your thirst, strengthen your body and truly satisfy your soul.

Commentary

Though King David suffered some very difficult situations in his life, he never lost sight of God’s blessings, never failing to praise Him for all that He had done for him.

Consider your own life, how has God blessed you? I guarantee that you could make a list of blessings and difficulties and find that the list of blessings is much larger. But we unfortunately tend to dwell on the negative or difficult aspects of our lives, when every day we should be singing praises to the Lord, no matter our current situations.

Christ-follower, you have God’s perfect love over you. Understand that there is nothing better than that. There’s a reason David states that God’s love is better than life, because it is. God’s love is our life.

Commentary

No matter if times are easy or tough, our God is here with us. Like a hen protecting her chicks under her wings, our God has gathered those of us who love Him under His protective wings. In this late hour of history, we’re going to endure more and more trouble for our faith. But take heart, my brothers and sisters, we have Jesus! Nothing created can take us from His hand.

Commentary

Are you following Jesus closely? If not, it’s time to start. Give Him all of the things that continue to keep you from walking close to Him and let go of the reins of your life. Even though a believer may be saved, we can easily go off the rails in our walk with Jesus.

King David went off the rails several times. But every time he came back to the Lord in repentance. David understood his need to follow Jesus closely. The closer you are, the less trouble you’re going to get into and the more protection and blessing will be over your life.

I don’t want to alarm you, but we’re entering into a time when even born-again believers, who live in the West, are going to face persecution like we haven’t in a very long time. There is a saturation of evil that is being restrained by the Holy Spirit at this time; it’s seeking to not only harm Jewish people but Christians as well. Time is shorter than any of us realize; make sure your heart is tethered tightly to Jesus, with not even an inch of space between. If He is not currently, make Him your first love once more, as He was the day you said yes to Him.

Commentary

David dealt with many enemies in his life, but understood that in the end God would deal with them. This is a key aspect of our satisfaction in Jesus, that we focus so heavily on Him and His promises that we can truly rest knowing that all is taken care of.

No doubt you and I are going to continue to face trouble in the remainder of our days, but the Lord our God is working His plan. Rejoice today and every day in the reality that God has you and will keep you.