Do you exercise? If you’re like me, you do.

I work out in the mornings, 5:30 a.m.-ish. It’s difficult. I grab a breakfast bar, drink some preworkout, then roll out the door with my wife.

I lift weights, maybe do some easy cardio, and leave after 45 minutes.

A really fun thing happens when I get home.

I make breakfast for my wife and me: four scrambled eggs and a bagel.

Sounds filling, right? It is, but after about 45 minutes I get hungry again. Normally it’s just in time for me to start work.

This is kinda like desiring God. It’s like working out and getting nourishment. And the more we desire and consume it, the more we’ll be hungry for it.

Today’s stanza helps us understand that God can and will nourish us. There’s two points I want you to think about.

1. God’s Word Should be the Center of Our Lives

Working out isn’t the center of my life. But it is a priority. When something is a priority, you don’t let anything stand in the way.

Psalm 119 shows us that we must be desperate for God’s Word. We should do our best to make it our highest priority, to make it the center of our lives, our very foundation.

That does not mean we should throw everything by the wayside. My marriage is important. My job is important. But being in God’s Word is essential to my day to day.



2. We Will be Filled by God’s Word When We Crave It

Unlike my breakfast, God’s Word will fill us. And the more we “work out” the more of His Word we will need.

• When you get promoted at work, you’ll need God’s word even more.
• When you get married, you’ll need God’s word even more.
• With great power comes greater need for God’s word. (That’s how the saying goes, right?)

The more you are in God’s word, the more you’ll recognize that you need it.



Journal Questions

• What are some of your priorities? How do you ensure you make time for it?
• What are some things you WANT to be a priority? How can you make time for it?
• Whats something you can do today to be filled by the Holy Spirit?