There are many things we all chase after most of which are trivial. So many conversations in which we engage (both internally in our minds, and externally with others) are focused on the job we work, the house we live in, the car we drive, the money we make (or wished we made), the sports we watch, the recreational activities we engage, and so many similar fleeting things. We know better that these things don't ultimately satisfy us, but we continue going to these various "wells" of refreshment hoping that it will give us that same thrill and somehow sustain us.
It is good that we have identified that there is within us this insatiable desire, but our understanding of how to satisfy it is wayward. Many are convinced that because their pursuit of satisfaction of this desire is not done by way of abuse of drugs, or alcohol, or some other "less dignified" means that they are better off. Anyone espousing such a philosophy is ultimately no better off than those "less dignified." The reality is both parties are still looking for satisfaction and both are left without the sufficiency.
And even for those of us who are Christians we are so remiss concerning the assuaging of this hunger in us. We find our heart and mind moved to engage us in activities that give us some notable identity before others. As though the title of "minister", or "pastor" , or "servant" is adequate, or the affirmation that possibly comes from others is adequate to satisfy us. It is not. Or maybe it isn't about the title, but for some it is just the mere doing of a variety of activities by which we think our "service" will supply with it a flood of satisfaction. But when that is our motivation we are the ones left either going back to that well or searching for another.
But the Treasure we seek is every bit available. And every day we have the greatest opportunity to chase after this Treasure, not without hope that maybe we shall discover it. Indeed every moment of every day has opportunity to be a more glorious delight in the brightness of this Treasure. And even when we are not chasing after this Treasure, the Treasure chases after us.
His name: Jesus. Throughout the endless ages of eternity our eyes will behold Him and the brightness therein. And wherein the perfections of heaven will stand before us; the streets of gold, the pearly gates, the manifold glories of a city made by God, thousands of years in the making, Christ will be the centerpiece who will make all these unimaginable things in and of heaven a mere yawn. His glory will far outshine all the other values, riches, and treasures even in heaven. And there, forever and ever our eyes will be fixed on Him. And there, forever and ever our hearts will be fully delighted and satisfied in Him.
So, if in that life to come, where we fully attain to perfection we find satisfaction in Him, why then now, in this life where we aren't perfect do we assume anything less than Christ should satisfy? We have a severe disorder. The sinful nature with which we are conceived cripples us. Too, the inability to see Christ with our eyes makes it exceptionally difficult, but our eye of faith now is able to see. The key is found in this: "we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another" (2 Cor. 3:18). It could otherwise be said, "To the degree that I am intentional and able to behold Christ's glory I am changed by and into His very likeness." So behold the Treasure, and delight in Him who seeks to make you more like Himself. The riches of this world will never satisfy, but Christ will forever satisfy those who now delight in and savor Him.
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