What more can any Christian desire? – Thomas Brooks
There is enough in a suffering Christ to fill us and satisfy us to the full. He has the greatest worth and wealth in Him. Look, as the worth and value of many pieces of silver is to be found in one piece of gold; just so, all the petty excellencies which are scattered abroad in the creatures are to be found in a bleeding, dying Christ! Yes, all the whole volume of perfections which is spread through heaven and earth is epitomized in Him who suffered on the cross! A man cannot hyperbolize in speaking of the glories of Christ. Certainly it is as easy to contain the sea in a sea-shell as to fully relate the excellencies of a suffering Christ!
O sirs! there is in a crucified Jesus, something proportionable to all the straits, needs, necessities, and desires of His poor people. He is . . .
bread to nourish them,
a garment to cover and adorn them,
a physician to heal them,
a Counselor to advise them,
a captain to defend them,
a prince to rule them,
a prophet to teach them,
a priest to make atonement for them;
a husband to protect them,
a father to provide for them,
a brother to relieve them,
a foundation to support them,
a head to guide them,
a treasure to enrich them,
a sun to enlighten them, and
a fountain to cleanse them.
What more can any Christian desire to satisfy him and save him; and to make him holy and happy, in time and eternity?
