SATISFACTION–PSALM 65:4
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.”
Introduction:
The Lord has blessed us during the past several years. Many souls have been rescued from spiritual
destruction and the Word of God has been preached not only to the lost, but also the God’s people.
The Lord has given you a new pastor having taken your former pastor to Glory. You should be satisfied – or should you?
I. It Would Be Easy To Be Satisfied.
A. You don’t need to be worried any more; Everything is in order.
B. We don’t need to work so hard now; we have a new pastor.
C. Now we can rest; we are satisfied.
II. However There Is A Greater Satisfaction.
A. The challenge of the future, Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
John 4:35, Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
B. The unlimited opportunities, Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
1. When a church has no vision of the future it begins to become cold and useless.
2. When it does not accept the challenge, the church has no purpose.
III. The Greatest Satisfaction….
A. …Is to be an Ambassador for the Savior, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
B. …Is to win the lost now…..2 Corinthians 6:2 “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
1. Now is the time.
2. Now is the day of salvation.
C. …To see a life transformed, 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Conclusion:
“I am satisfied with Jesus, but the question comes to me, is He satisfied with me.”
Psalm 17:15 “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”