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OUR  DAILY  BREAD                  Sunday, June 5, 1994
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READ:  John 4:1-14

                       SOUL SATISFACTION

                There  is  none  upon   earth
                  that I desire besides You.

                        - Psalm 73:25


Nineteenth-century preacher Frederick W. Robertson  pastored
a church in Brighton, England.  Although he was a great pul-
piter, he was troubled by fear of failure.  He suffered from
painful physical ailments and died at 37.

In his loneliest times Robertson often found  some  consola-
tion in the works of Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Coleridge.
Yet even these great writers left him increasingly  unsatis-
fied, prompting him to write, "I go into the country to feel
God; dabble in chemistry to feel awe of Him; read  the  life
of  Christ,  to  understand, love, and adore Him." Robertson
concluded with these  words:   "I  turn  with  disgust  from
everything to Christ."

God may spare  us  from  Robertson's  emotional  and  bodily
suffering.   He may give us many fulfilling years so that we
can say, "My cup runs over" (Ps. 23:5).  But no matter what,
we  should  increasingly identify with those beautiful words
of Bernard of Clairvaux who wrote in the 12th century:

 Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts,
 Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men,
 From the best bliss that earth imparts
 We turn unfilled to Thee again.

Yes, Christ alone is the  Water  that  revives  our  parched
spirit.   He  alone  is  the Bread that nourishes our hungry
heart.  He alone  is  the  Truth  that  answers  our  mind's
deepest questionings.

Real soul satisfaction is found only in Christ.

Author:  Vernon C. Grounds


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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Jesus  the  Water of Life
   quenches our soul's thirst.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Proverbs 15-18

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