SATISFACTION IN CHRIST
[p. 102] SATISFACTION IN CHRIST
(From C.A.C.’s jottings)
The crowd in John 6 did not see enough in the Lord to secure their faith; they wanted signs and, what was more selfish, bread to eat. But He Himself was the great sign; had they really thought of Him they would have wanted no other. I believe the craving for supernatural gifts, tongues, gifts of healing and the like, shows that the heart is not satisfied with Christ. If one is unduly occupied with the desire even for spiritual gifts or the consciousness of spiritual power in oneself which may take the form of wanting to have the consciousness of things — in itself most desirable — there is real danger that a subtle self may enter into this, and we may be diverted from what is infinitely precious in Christ, and occupied with what we regard as more tangible in ourselves.