“Blessed is the man whom You choose,
 And cause to approach You,
 That he may dwell in Your courts.
 We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, 
 Of Your holy temple.  Psalm 65:4

God has brought His chosen ones near to dwell in His presence, our verse says we will be satisfied.  In His presence we find nourishment, peace, joy and spiritual rest.  These are ours in Christ Jesus, it is only in Him that we are brought near to dwell in the holy temple.  Scripture says much concerning these things, but I will only state a few.

*Concerning nourishment--hunger and thirst is fully satisfied:
“They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
 And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.”  Psalm 36:8  

“My soul is satisfied with the marrow and fatness,
 And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.”  Psalm 63:5

“For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
 And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.”  Psalm 107:9

“And the LORD will guide you continually,
 And satisfy your soul in drought,
 And strengthen your bones;
 You shall be like a watered garden,
 And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”  Isaiah 58:11

Jesus Himself said in John 4:14,
“But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst.  But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

*Concerning peace:
“The LORD will give strength to His people;
 The LORD will bless His people with peace.”  Psalm 29:11

“You will keep him in perfect peace,
 Whose mind is stayed on You,
 Because he trusts in You.”  Isaiah 26:3

And Jesus said in John 14:27,
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

“the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:7

*Concerning joy:
“You will show me the path of life;
 In Your presence is fullness of joy;
 At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”  Psalm 16:11

“Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”  Isaiah 12:3

“For the kingdom of God is not  food or drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 14:17

*Concerning spiritual rest:
“And He said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”  Exodus 33:14

“Return to your rest O my soul,
 For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.”  Psalm 116:7

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  Matthew 11:28-29

Now the astounding thing is this:
Not only do we find rest in God, but He has chosen His people as His habitation--His resting place!!  Christians, ours is not a religion, but it is a relationship with The Living Holy God Almighty!  God Himself says,
“For the LORD has chosen Zion;
 He has desired it for His habitation.
 ‘This is My resting place forever;
 Here in will I dwell, for I have desired it.
 I will abundantly bless her provisions;
 I will satisfy her poor with bread.
 Her priests also I will clothe with salvation;
 And her saints will shall shout aloud for joy.’”  Psalm 132:13-16

No words can reveal the awesomeness of this truth!  With grateful hearts, we worship and give thanks to You our gracious Lord and Savior now and always.  Amen