Lesson 11: The Satisfied Heart

2 Corinthians 2:14 - But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere.

You say, "I have known the other three stages; the stage of the sad heart, mourning that I knew no living Christ; I have known the stage of the slow heart to believe, when I struggled with my unbelief; and I know the stage of the burning heart, when there are great times of joy and blessedness." You say that? Oh! come then and know the fourth stage of “The satisfied heart”, of the heart made glad for eternity, of the heart that cannot keep its joy in, but goes away back to Jerusalem, and says, "It is true. Jesus has revealed Himself. I know it, I feel it." Oh! friend, how will this revelation come? Jesus will tell you. Just come to the Lord Jesus and breathe up before Him a simple child-like prayer.

Let us enter into the Holy Presence and begin, if you have never yet sought it before, begin to plead: "Oh! Savior, that I might have this blessedness every moment present with me--Jesus Himself, my portion forever."

"Jesus Himself."
"Lo, I am with you always."

When I think of all the struggles and difficulties and failures of which many complain, and know that many are trying to make a new effort to begin a holy life, their hearts fearing all the time that they would fail again, owing to so many difficulties and temptations and the natural weakness of their character, my heart longs to be able to tell them in words so simple that a little child could understand, what the secret is of the Christian life.


And then the thought comes to me - can I venture to hope that it will be given to me to take that glorious, heavenly, divine Lord Jesus and to show Him to someone else, so that they can see Him in His glory? And can it be given to me to open their eyes to see that there is a Divine, Almighty Christ, who does actually come into the heart and who faithfully promises, "I will come and dwell with you, and I will never leave you?" No; my words cannot do that. But then I thought, my Lord Jesus can use me as a simple servant to take such feeble ones by the hand and encourage and help them; to say, Oh, come, come, come, into the presence of Jesus and wait on Him, and He will reveal Himself to you. I pray God that He may use His precious Word. It is simply the presence of the Lord Jesus.

*What is your greatest spiritual victory this week or this month? Share your victory with someone else this week.