Jesus the Great Satisfier (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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Our Lord is the Great Satisfier! What does that mean? What is the meaning of satisfaction? The word “satisfaction” comes from the Latin word satis facere. Satis means "enough" and facere means "to do." To "satisfy" means "to make content; fulfill a need; meet conditions of a requirement; pay a debt in full; to do enough." People today have funny ideas about what will satisfy them, only to find out later that they were wrong and disappointed. The world craves satisfaction only to find it alludes its grasp. Lacking satisfaction, many turn to things that they think will make them feel good, yet, they still feel empty. True satisfaction makes poor men rich; dissatisfaction makes rich men poor. Someone wrote: As a rule, man's a fool When it's hot, he wants it cool. And when it's cool, he wants it hot, Always wanting what is not. Since the days of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, mankind has followed the same pattern as the first couple. Men and women have been trying to satisfy inner longings by violating God's boundaries. They are consumed by what others possess and what they lack. Drinking at the fountains of this world to try to quench your spiritual thirst will leave you empty and frustrated. The fountains of money, possessions, prestige, alcohol, drugs, sinful pleasures, illicit sex, popularity, or pride will not quench the thirst in your heart. King Solomon had everything he wanted. As he got older, he got away from God and was not surrendered to Him. When he looked back over his life and summed it up, he described it as "vanity" or "emptiness." Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones voiced the same frustration in the 1960s when he sang, "I can't get no satisfaction." That seems to be the theme song of the world today. It is true when the Lord is not in your life at all or is not first. Satisfaction is not found in having everything, but in being satisfied with everything we have already that has been given to us by the Lord. This series of messages is about how the Lord gives satisfaction to us. Part ONE in the series was preached on Sunday morning, August 18, 2024, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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• Jesus Christ