Satisfaction
Are you satisfied? I’ve been doing some contemplating on this subject lately. John Piper says “God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in Him”. He uses an analogy to express his meaning on this. He says “We do not honor the refreshing, self-replenishing, pure water of a mountain spring by lugging buckets of water up the path to make our contributions from the ponds below. We honor the s
pring by feeling thirsty, and getting down on our knees, and drinking with joy. Then we say, "Ahhhh!" (that's worship!); and we go on our journey in the strength of the fountain (that's service). The mountain spring is glorified most when we are most satisfied with its water”.
That got me to thinking about what it is that I am going to God for. What am I drawing from God which will satisfy me? Too many times I try to satisfy myself by my own means. I fail…always. It is always a temporary joyless satisfaction. What is it in me that makes me think that I can add something to God? What is it that makes me think that I somehow can help God in accomplishing his plans? Is not that the apex of arrogance? Does the great mountain stream need a few pitiful buckets of “my” water to somehow enhance its refreshing taste? Could it be that we want others to think that we are refreshed by the water from our own cisterns in an attempt to hear the “Ahhhh’s” of worship directed toward ourselves?
We have this everlasting steam of life-giving water and we dig broken cisterns for ourselves that won’t even hold water. Even if we are able to draw a few drops of water from these “hand dug” wells, they won’t refresh. They will never provide the strength we need to be of service to anyone. No, if I am to be of service to God I must drink from Jesus. Too many times in the past I have knelt and drank without ever expressing the “Ahhhh” of worship. I was satisfied but I did not glorify God. I’ve done that far too many times. Is that fair? Is it right to take from God and be satisfied but refuse to give glory? How long will it be before his patience wears thin by the persistence of refusing to give him the glory and admit that he alone satisfies? Be merciful God……Lead me constantly to your still waters. Refresh my soul. Satisfy me that I may continually glorify you.
Psalms 37:4
Psalms 100:2
Phil. 4:4
Rick
pring by feeling thirsty, and getting down on our knees, and drinking with joy. Then we say, "Ahhhh!" (that's worship!); and we go on our journey in the strength of the fountain (that's service). The mountain spring is glorified most when we are most satisfied with its water”. That got me to thinking about what it is that I am going to God for. What am I drawing from God which will satisfy me? Too many times I try to satisfy myself by my own means. I fail…always. It is always a temporary joyless satisfaction. What is it in me that makes me think that I can add something to God? What is it that makes me think that I somehow can help God in accomplishing his plans? Is not that the apex of arrogance? Does the great mountain stream need a few pitiful buckets of “my” water to somehow enhance its refreshing taste? Could it be that we want others to think that we are refreshed by the water from our own cisterns in an attempt to hear the “Ahhhh’s” of worship directed toward ourselves?
We have this everlasting steam of life-giving water and we dig broken cisterns for ourselves that won’t even hold water. Even if we are able to draw a few drops of water from these “hand dug” wells, they won’t refresh. They will never provide the strength we need to be of service to anyone. No, if I am to be of service to God I must drink from Jesus. Too many times in the past I have knelt and drank without ever expressing the “Ahhhh” of worship. I was satisfied but I did not glorify God. I’ve done that far too many times. Is that fair? Is it right to take from God and be satisfied but refuse to give glory? How long will it be before his patience wears thin by the persistence of refusing to give him the glory and admit that he alone satisfies? Be merciful God……Lead me constantly to your still waters. Refresh my soul. Satisfy me that I may continually glorify you.
Psalms 37:4
Psalms 100:2
Phil. 4:4
Rick
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