Truly Satisfied
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It’s About You Lord
It’s About You Lord
1. Waiting with a purpose - Personal time of scripture fed prayer
2. Priceless Partnership in Prayer 3. Receiving what He wants to give us 4. Truly Satisfied
Several weeks ago, I was in the middle of a prayer and devotional time with the Lord. I read from His word, I intently thought about what I was reading, and then I went to prayer. It was during that time of prayer that I recognized some limits. I was reminded in a new way, that I am limited in my vocabulary, in my understanding of who God is and how He out to be praised. I recognized that even though I was desiring to worship Him with all that I have in me, what I had to offer in praise, was far more limited than I desired. I wanted to thoughtfully express my love to the Lord, to celebrate the significance of His mercy in my life. I wanted to clearly articulate how thankful I am. I wanted to elevate and proclaim the goodness of God.
But I felt limited. In that moment, I asked the Lord to help me learn new ways to consider His person. That as I identify His attributes, I would grow in my ability to exalt Him in each and every area. That my ability to use language would be increased so that I can strive to more appropriately worship God. It’s not a desire to be more eloquent or to impress. It’s a desire to worship the great I am, as though He really is the great I am. It’s a desire to see more clearly, to love more dearly, and to praise more honestly.
No amount of words will ever matter.
There are no words in existence that can properly, appropriately worship God in this way.
Romans 8:26–27 “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine oration of great length.
The Secret Of Power In Prayer, Volume 34, Sermon #2002 - John 15:7
Charles Spurgeon
Reverence - Hebrews 12:28–29“28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.”
Today, we are studying Psalm 145. It is a Psalm written by David near the end of His life. It would seem, that David’s intent, is to point to many of the ways in which He has come to know God. Its almost seems as if its a personal reflection of praise that is designed to evaluate the personal interactions with the Lord over a lifetime. David aims to speak plainly and point to the reality of the creator God revealing Himself to men.
Read Psalm 145
David wrote this Psalm as an acrostic.
1. Each verse is labeled with a Hebrew letter
2. Designed to help you remember each line.
In other words, David’s intent was that whoever would read this Psalm, they would aim to remember it line, by line. Why? I believe this was the goal because David wanted to do his best, in his limited ability, to communicate to generations to come the significance of the unlimited God.
The whole of the passage is written as a psalm of praise, meaning that Davids intent was not merely to remind himself about who God is, but as an expression of worship, it is designed to cause an adjustment of posture so as to come to God in reverence, in awe of His very nature. David, limited in his ability as a human being, is very intentionally orienting around the truth of God, by declaring realities of His person, praising Him for His surpassing greatness, and leading generations to follow in reverent worship of God.
Psalm 145:1–3 (ESV)
“How often do you intentionally declare to the Lord that He is more significant, more important than anything else in your life?”
When you praise and worship the Lord, do you highlight and dwell on truths of His character? Do you name a quality of His and bath your thoughts with a curiosity and praise?
What we really see in these first three verses is David committing every part of himself to the praise and worship of the Lord.
Psalm 145:4-7
Psalm 145: 8-9
Psalm 145:10-13
Psalm 145:14-16
Psalm 145: 17-20
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, and we are most satisfied in him in worship.
John Piper
Psalm 145:21