SELF-SATISFACTION

Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

The Bible, Luke 12:19 kjv

Be always displeased with what thou art, if your desirest to attain to what thou art not; for where thou hast pleased thyself, there thou abidest. But if thou have enough thou perisheth. Always add, always walk, always proceed. Neither stand still, nor go back, nor deviate.

Augustine of Hippo

“I am not satisfied with my faith,” says one. No, of course you aren’t; nor will you ever be, at least I hope not! The Bible does not say, “Therefore being satisfied with our faith we have peace with God;” it says, “being justified by faith, we have peace with God.”

“I am not satisfied with my love.” What? Did you expect, on this earth, to be satisfied with any grace found in you? Was it your love for Christ or His love for you that gave you peace at first?

Now then, there is but one thing with which Almighty God is satisfied entirely satisfied and that is THE PERSON AND WORK OF HIS SON! It is with Christ that we must be satisfied, not with ourselves, nor anything about us! When we cease from all our labors, and all our righteousness, and ENTER INTO HIS REST, pardon and peace will come without delay.

Horatius Bonar