Satisfaction apart from Christ is an elusive search. Our flesh craves more and more. More everything. More anything. No matter what we have, whether it’s money, possessions, recognition, sex, accomplishment, or experiences, we still want more. Yet, like Rockefeller, we have discovered that more doesn’t satisfy.
Main Points:
1. What is satisfaction anyway? The dictionary defines satisfaction this way. It is the fulfillment of our wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this. From this definition alone we begin to understand why satisfaction from this life is so difficult to find.
2. Hear this truth today. Only Jesus satisfies. He is the only one who can fill the longing of your soul. Only Jesus can meet our inmost needs.
3. Apart from Christ, our souls are thirsty. They are parched. We need living water that only comes from one source. This living water is a relationship with Jesus Christ. We take this drink, we experience this satisfaction as we place our faith in Him and begin a relationship with the living God.
Today’s Scripture Verses:
Isaiah 55:1-3 - ““Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live.”
John 4:13-14 - “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.”
Psalm 107:9 - “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
Jesus told his followers in John 6:35 - ““I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
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