John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Everyone wants to be satisfied. On the surface of this scripture there is physical need. I hunger, feed me. Under the layers of complex human emotions lies a longing for things to be made right. Wrongs need to be righted. Social injustices need to be eliminated. Pick your agenda, you want satisfaction.
I will make a wager with you on any issue. If you find satisfaction on your issue and win your cause, you will turn and pick up the gauntlet for a new agenda. When your need for satisfaction is driven by focusing on what is wrong with the world, you will never be satisfied, ever.
John 12:8a For the poor always ye have with you;
Jesus said they did not come for the miracles. The miracle is that Jesus restores us to a right condition. All that you can do to serve man, and we should, cannot be accomplished until we have been restored ourselves. When that happens, we stop looking at the injustice and we concentrate on the miracle worker. If you want to make things right in this world, the power lies with the miracle worker who restores mankind to a right condition.
Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Matthew 7:3-5 will not be quoted here for personal reasons.
Absolutely. A dear black brother I met years ago said he constantly had struggled and was offended by the injustices his race had suffered. But…when he got his eyes on Jesus, that all changed. He was liberated from all that bile in his mind, and he had become a vibrant, glowing, joyful Christian man who ministered beautifully to others in song. I wish I could remember his name – but I’ll never forget him. Thanks!
Glad the message came across. Perfect example made, thanks.
Loved your post and all the comments. I am reminded of 4 lines of a hymn—“Satisfied with Thee Lord Jesus, I am blest, peace that passeth understanding, oh what rest”. Fred, was that bro. McGuire of Grand Rapids? sounds just like him. Larry, as to Psalms 17:15, what a glorius day that will be —-“SATISFACTION GUARANTEED”