gives us the very best. Keep in mind, however, that it is what He knows as the best, not necessarily always what in our opinion might seem best. The word "satisfy" is described by Webster as "fully gratifying the desire and making content." What a beautiful and perfect definition. This is exactly what Cod, through the Lord Jesus Christ, does. There used to be a cigarette company which advertized its product by the phrase, "They satisfy." Evi dently they really did not, or at least the satisfaction was very short lived. There were not any timely lasting values involved as would be expected for people had always to buy more. They were not able to stop with just one single cigar-
Billions of them were purchased. Because, you see, nothing, be it cigarettes, narcotics, alcohol, sex, or anything else in this world, apart from Christ, none of the things upon which men put such value, will satisfy or bring contentment. The last phrase we want to con sider is something which sounds almost too miraculous to believe. We read of the satisfaction and that our youth may be renewed as the eagle's. Would you want to exchange a few years of your life span and gain back your time of youth? It was Ponce de Leon who was always in search of the pro verbial "Fountain of Youth." He never found it. He died trying. I had a woman in my office not too long ago who told me that she
Cathy Sodestrom is a Junior P.E. Major, and Doug Haag is a Christian Education major at Talbot Seminary.
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