Air1's Verse of the Day for Sep 22, 2022

Finding True Satisfaction in God's Unfailing Love

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What is the first thing that you go to in the morning? I don't know if you're like me—my first go to in the morning is coffee. I get the coffee beans, grind them, and I love the smell of freshly ground coffee as it’s brewing in the house. That is my go-to as soon as I get up. What's yours?

It's interesting when we look at our Verse of the Day today. It's talking about exactly this—our go-to in the morning. The psalmist writes in Psalm chapter 90, verse 14, it says, "Satisfy us each morning with Your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives."

A Personal Revelation

I would love to share something very personal, a moment that God really brought this home for me. I was driving to work one morning, and I just really felt like God said, David, what causes you to have that full-bodied satisfaction? I had just taken a sip of coffee while driving to work, and I know it's so shallow, but my response was, a good cup of coffee in the morning. I kept driving and God let me marinate in that for a little bit. I just had this nice, pleasant smile on my face thinking about it. After a while, I just felt like God said, David, I want to be that.

That completely blew my world because I grew up in a Christian home, went to a Christian school, and got a ministry degree from a Christian college. I had learned growing up the way to do the Christian life. But when God gave me that precious moment, it all of a sudden made me think, what would it take for that to truly, authentically be my answer and my response? Not just something that I say because we're in church or something that I say because we're around Christians or fellow pastors or something to impress one another. What would it take for me to authentically answer that God was that for me? That completely changed everything.

Seeking Satisfaction in His Presence

That's why I ask, what is our go-to in the morning? This is something that genuinely God has used in a powerful way in my life. What we talk about in this verse, "Satisfy us each morning with Your unfailing love," is the presence of God and God's unfailing love the greatest thing I turn to and seek my satisfaction with from the moment I get up? There is always a challenge for me because you know what? The significance of somebody's love in our life is the significance of their presence in our life. When we are seeking to understand and allowing God's unfailing love to truly be what satisfies us, even from the earliest moments of our day, imagine how that perspective can actually transform our lives as we go.

I love as it transitions into the second part of this verse. Before we look at that, there's a lot of times people will actually take God's unfailing love and abuse it because they say, well, it doesn't matter what I do, He's going to love me anyway. But that's not truly seeking our satisfaction in His unfailing love. It's seeking satisfaction in fulfilling our desires. That's actually what this second part of this verse demonstrates. When we're truly seeking satisfaction from His unfailing love, we understand how overwhelming that is. That should call us to something higher. When it does, we understand how powerful His unfailing love is in our lives.

Living with Enduring Joy

That's when we see the last part of this verse: "...so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives." It's that endurance of how magnificent that is in our life. Is there anything that can actually drive us forward? Big events can happen, and they may fizzle out over time. When we are truly satisfied by His unfailing love every single morning, it drives us, fuels us, and fulfills us until the end of our lives. That's how enduring it is.

I would just ask you to take some time in His presence and allow His unfailing love to spark this amazing fulfillment in your life today. May you live in that unfailing love today and have it cause you to sing His praises as we go throughout the day.

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Satisfy us each morning with Your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done.

Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.

For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world.

They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with His glory!”

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to Him, both now and forever! Amen.

“God’s way is perfect. All the Lord ’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection.

Indeed, He loves His people; all His holy ones are in His hands. They follow in His steps and accept His teaching.

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

Because You are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. I cling to You; Your strong right hand holds me securely.

Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me.

And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.

How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, You are still with me!

One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.

A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to Him, both now and forever! Amen.

No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His unfailing love.

He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.

So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord . Each morning I bring my requests to You and wait expectantly.

And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ.

But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

Let the sea and everything in it shout His praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!

But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!”

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.’ ”

Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of Your presence, LORD.

God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise You among Your assembled people.

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

For where two or three gather together as My followers, I am there among them.”

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping Him with holy fear and awe.

Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.

So be very careful to love the LORD your God.

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children.