My eyes popped open at 5 a.m. this morning. I was starving. I couldn't believe I was hungry considering the pregnancy gluttony I had displayed at the Hungry Howie's pizza buffet last night. I laid there for a while contemplating whether I should get up or try and fall back asleep-- you see, I LOVE sleep. I enjoy sleeping at night, napping, reading about how to sleep better, even studying about sleep in the Bible (see my previous post on sleep). Unfortunately, sleep has been a recurring idol in my life from a very young age. But, as I fought to keep my eyes closed and think restful thoughts, I kept hearing the words to a song that has been in my mind for the last few days. The song is called "You Alone Can Satisfy," by Ross King:
I have bowed at the altar
Of the world and its lies
Now I long to return to You
You alone can satisfy
I have wasted affections
On the things You despise
Now I long to return to You
You alone can satisfy
My bread of life
You're my provider
You fill my soul with living water
Beneath Your wing
There is a shelter where I hide
You alone can satisfy
There's no fortune or pleasure
That this world can provide
They have failed and they always will
You alone can satisfy
You're the Treasure that I've found
You're the meaning of life
You're my deepest desires fulfilled
You alone can satisfy
As I reflected on the words that have repeatedly cycled through my mind for the last few days, I realized that I needed to get up and be alone with God. The hunger I felt to spend precious, uninterrupted time with God, studying His Word, praying, and listening, far outweighed the physical discomfort that originally stirred me from my sleep. As it turns out, I have yet to eat breakfast, but I am satisfied!
"He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD."~ Deuteronomy 8:3
"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.'"~ John 6:35
2 comments:
Lori, great use of Deut. 8:3. God made us to experience hunger so that we would long for His Word.
Ross King is a friend of mine. I heard him play that song earlier this year. The line: "I have wasted affections on the things you have despised" is all too often true of me. I am thankful for the redemption found only in Christ.
Great post, Lori. Thanks.
Tim
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