Satisfied With God Alone
The sermon emphasizes the importance of finding satisfaction in God alone, rather than in earthly cares and desires.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the infinite nature of God, emphasizing that He alone can fill and satisfy our hearts, urging us not to be consumed by worldly cares but to seek communion with God through prayer. She highlights that through Christ, we have access to the heavenly realm, where reverence finds fulfillment and devotion gains strength, allowing us to experience the powers of the world to come.
Text
Do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord.
JEREMIAH 23:24
LET me not dwell so much within
My bounded heart, with anxious heed--
Where all my searches meet with sin,
And nothing satisfies my need--
It shuts me from the sound and sight
Of that pure world of life and light.
ANNA L. WARING
DO you think that the infinite God cannot fill and satisfy your heart?
FRANÇOIS DE LA MOTHE FÉNMON
Let not cares, riches, pleasures of this world, choke the heart, which was formed to contain the love of God. Pray, and all is thine. Thine is God Himself, who teacheth thee to pray for Himself. To pray is to go forth from earth, and to live in Heaven.
EDWARD B. PUSEY
The vision of God is indeed the transfiguration of the world; communion with God is the inspiration of life. That vision, that communion, Christ by His coming had made our abiding inheritance. As often as the Christian touches heaven, the heaven which lies about us though our eyes are holden that we should not see it, he is again filled with the powers of the world to come. Then reverence finds its perfect satisfaction; then devotion finds its invincible strength.
BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT
Sermon Outline
- The Limitations of the Human Heart
- The Infinite God's Ability to Fill and Satisfy
- The Importance of Prayer and Communion with God
- Prayer allows us to go beyond earthly cares and live in heaven
- Communion with God is the inspiration of life and the transfiguration of the world
Key Quotes
“Let not cares, riches, pleasures of this world, choke the heart, which was formed to contain the love of God.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“To pray is to go forth from earth, and to live in Heaven.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The vision of God is indeed the transfiguration of the world; communion with God is the inspiration of life.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Prayer is essential for experiencing communion with God and finding satisfaction in His presence.
- Letting go of earthly cares and desires is necessary for the heart to be filled with God's love.
- Communion with God is the key to experiencing the transfiguration of the world and finding inspiration in life.