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What can really satisfy us?

What can really satisfy us?

Recently in a sermon I said the following,

‘You know, not even a great marriage will be able to satisfy like Jesus. Not even great kids, great friends or a great job will be able to satisfy you. If you put your hope in worldly things—as good as they are—you will come up thirsty. Jesus is the one who can make us never thirsty. He is the one who can give us living water. He’s is the one who can bring us eternal life.’

Some people have asked me why that is. Surely a great marriage or great kids or great friends or a great job are often things we aspire to and they bring us great joy. They are often things we put great amounts of time into. How can I say they won’t satisfy us?