The Foundation

Great and glorious as it is, it rests on the simplest foundation which God has found in the sacrifice of the cross. God is satisfied in Christ: the believing sinner is saved. God has found His satisfaction in Jesus. I have found my salvation in God. Call our good thing by what name we may—justification, acceptance in the beloved, sonship, peace, glory, redemption, reconciliation, or whatever other name that good thing may carry, all rests on this: Christ has satisfied God in that which He has done for sinners. The rent veil, the empty sepulcher, the resurrection and the ascension, the glory of the Purger of our sins in heaven, and the mission of the Spirit testify in the mouth of the most august witnesses this satisfaction of which we speak. Himself our Justifier, we are to accept salvation from God just because He has accepted satisfaction from Christ—to accept it with all thankful, worshipping assurance.
God has rent the veil, and it is obedience in the sinner to enter. When I lay my burden on God's foundations, I am glorifying as well as using them.
Salvation is to be enjoyed by faith. As we read, "the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it." Faith comes by hearing. We cannot get it by working. We dare not count on deserving it, for it is God's salvation, "prepared" as we read, by Him (Luke 2:28-32), counseled, brought out, revealed by Himself, and sent out into the world by Him. We have to gaze and to listen as debtors to the provisions of grace.

Sweetest rest and peace have fitted us,
Sweeter praise than tongue can teal
God is satisfied with Jesus,
We are satisfied as well.