Alētheia: Truth

Tag: satisfied

  • Day 40 “My soul longs…”


    It has been a wonderful journey in the first 40 days of the rest of my life in desiring God. God has shown himself to me in marvelous ways and Satan has tried to discourage me but I stand victorious in the precious blood and grace of Jesus Christ.

    The one thing I have learned is how much God loves me and no matter what the circumstance, I have great joy and satisfaction in all that God is for me in Christ Jesus.

    I highly recommend reading “Desiring God” by John Piper. It’s the kind of book that you will refer to often. It was the inspiration for this blog and the change in my way of worship. It is my prayer that anyone reading this blog will grow beyond where I have and that you to will find this great joy in our Lord and Saviour Jesus.

    “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” — John Piper

    God’s word sums up my experience and may it never die…

    Psalm 84

    1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
    O LORD of hosts!
    2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
    For the courts of the LORD;
    My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

    3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
    And the swallow a nest for herself,
    Where she may lay her young—
    Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
    My King and my God.
    4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
    They will still be praising You.  Selah

    5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
    Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
    6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
    They make it a spring;
    The rain also covers it with pools.
    7 They go from strength to strength;
    Each one appears before God in Zion.

    8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
    Give ear, O God of Jacob!  Selah
    9 O God, behold our shield,
    And look upon the face of Your anointed.

    10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
    I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
    11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
    The LORD will give grace and glory;
    No good thing will He withhold
    From those who walk uprightly.

    12 O LORD of hosts,
    Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

  • Day 38 “Nothing New Under the Sun…”


    There is a quote from Vince Lombardi, that as far as secular quotes go, is my favorite quote. He said, “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” This a wonderful quote.

    My favorite bible verse is Matthew 6:33. Jesus said, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

    It  seems as if Vince Lombardi quotes Matthew 6:33, but in a different light. The bible does tell us that there is nothing new under the sun so, it’s not surprising when a person comes up with a quote that appears to help build character, it has biblical roots whether or not the author intended for that to happen.

    So, as I see it,  the quality of my life is in direct proportion to my commitment to God, whom is most excellent and this is true no matter what my calling is in life.

    Now Matthew 6:33. But seek, that means to take deliberate action, to go in search or quest of; first – that means priority, before all others, time, importance; the kingdom of God – all that God rules over including heaven and earth; And His righteousness – His commandments, His holiness, His glory; And all these things will be added to me – all my needs supplied by God through Jesus Christ.

    To live out the Lombardi quote and Matthew 6:33 is to be totally content in all that God is for me in Christ Jesus. To be swallowed up in His glorious presence with a joy that surpasses anything that this world has to offer. This is what it means to me in desiring God.