No Greater Joy

"But why should the pretended pleasure of sin allure you, when you know that unspeakably more real pleasure will arise from the mortification than can arise from the commission of sin? Will you prefer the gratification of some unhallowed passion, with the deadly poison which it will leave behind, to that sacred pleasure which arises from fearing and obeying God, complying with the dictates of conscience, and maintaining inward peace?" - John Flavel, Keeping the Heart

"There is a greater pleasure than the empty promise of sin. It is "that sacred pleasure", as Flavel calls it. It is the life of fearing and obeying God, of believing the truth that God Himself is enough, satisfying our deepest desires." - Jonathan Parnell, Joy Comes to the Rescue

"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing." - Psalm 34:8-10 (NIV)