[b]You take the goods[/b]
(Thomas Brooks, "Heaven on Earth" 1667)
"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" Psalm 42:1-2
The rattle without the breast, will not satisfy the child; the house without the husband, will not satisfy the wife; the cabinet without the jewel, will not satisfy the maiden; nor will the world without Christ, satisfy the soul.
The hungry soul will not be put off with any bread but with the bread of life; the thirsty soul will not be put off with any water but with the well-springs of life.
As the king of Sodom said once, "You take the goods, give me the people," Gen 14:21. Just so, says the hungry soul, "You take the goods--take your honors, and riches, and the favor of creatures; you take the grain, the oil, and the wine; give me Christ, give me the light of His countenance, give me the joy of His Spirit, etc."
_________________ SI Moderator - Greg Gordon
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