Good Morning Friends,
“Therefore Jesus said again, ‘I tell you the
truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves
and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters
through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have
life, and have it to the full.’” (John 10:7-10)
They clamor for attention, making claims that
they cannot fulfill.
Wealth shouts, “Here’s life, pursue me and
you’ll find everything that you dream of.” But those who have pursued wealth
and won have not found the fulfillment it offered, they’ve found emptiness
instead.
Pleasure shouts, “Here’s life, pursue me,
take all the pleasure you can find and you’ll be truly happy. It will be all you
ever dreamed of, real life.” But the end of a life pursuing pleasure isn’t the
fulfillment it promised, but dissatisfaction that there isn’t more and a hollow
feeling inside.
Power shouts, “Here’s life, seek to control
people and things and in that control you’ll find the satisfaction you desire.”
But, in the end, power isn’t all that it claims to be. It fades and is gone, and
even while you have it, it doesn’t provide the fulfillment it promised.
Name every other pursuit the world offers and
the same can be said of them. They offer life, fulfillment, satisfaction,
happiness. In the end, they cannot deliver what they promise. They are thieves,
offering what they cannot give and stealing your opportunity to find true life.
There is a pursuit that does fulfill. It
brings satisfaction that does not fade. It brings happiness that cannot be
taken away. It provides more than it claims. Life, real life, is not in the pursuits
of the world, but in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Pursue that, pursue Him,
and you’ll find life.
Sometimes we look at the things of the world
and wonder if perhaps that pursuit would be better. Don’t be fooled by what you
see. Don’t be fooled by the facade people wear. Don’t be fooled by the
temporary. Hold on to Jesus and you are holding on to life to the full, for
eternity!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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