ODJ: no satisfaction
May 30, 2011
He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! (v.5).
READ: Psalm 103
In May of 1965, The Rolling Stones recorded the song I Can’t Get No Satisfaction. Shortly after its release, the tune rose to the No. 1 song in the United States. How right they were. No matter how much we try and try and try, satisfaction seems to slip through our fingers.
But is it true that satisfaction is impossible to find in this life? Or could it be that we tend to look for it in all the wrong places? Maybe the true source of satisfaction is right under our noses, but we don’t see it because we’re trying so hard to obtain it on our own.
Consider these words from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah as he declared the words of the coming Messiah: “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink—even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk—it’s all free! Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to Me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food” (Isaiah 55:1-2). Souls delighting in the “finest of food,” hmm—sounds pretty fulfilling to me.
Jesus would later illustrate this reality another way when He spoke these words to a woman who had a history of turning to men to find satisfaction: “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life” (John 4:13-14).
Jesus didn’t say we can’t find satisfaction in our relationships, work, or hobbies. But He did say that without finding it first in Him, it won’t be complete.
So, where are you trying to find your satisfaction? —Jeff Olson
How does Jesus satisfy us completely? What will you do with the parts of your life that leave you feeling dissatisfied?
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