Satisfy us, O God!

Posted on by Pam Larson

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
—Psalm 90:13

 As Moses prayed this prayer, he may have had in mind how God had provided for his people in the wilderness.  God satisfied the people each morning with manna.  Then with quail.  God even cared for their shoes so they didn’t wear out!

How does God satisfy us?

In John 6: 32-35 we read-  Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”  They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”   Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

God gives us Jesus! The true bread of life!

Why does God satisfy us?

John Piper says,

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him!”  and “It is never a problem to want to be satisfied. The problem is being satisfied too easily. We believe that everyone who longs for satisfaction should no longer seek it from money or power or lust, but should come glut their soul-hunger on the grace of God. We will bend all our effort, by the Holy Spirit, to persuade people

  • that they can be happier in giving than receiving (Acts 20:35);
  • that they should count everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus their Lord (Philippians 3:8);
  • that the aim of all of Jesus’ commandments is that their joy be full (John 15:11);
  • that if they delight themselves in the Lord he will give them the desire of their heart (Psalm 37:4);
  • that there is great gain in godliness with contentment (1 Timothy 6:6);

Spurgeon puts it this way, “When the Lord refreshes us with his presence, our joy is such that no man can take it from us.”  (~C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of David)