Still thirsty?
Monday, June 18th, 2007
If Jesus quenched every thirst, there would be no more temptation, no more sin, no more unfaithfulness.
The truth is, he can only open doors that enter into his home. He only answers prayers that are in his name. He is only found by those who are ultimately searching for him. (Granted, he is found in unexpected places, by people were looking for him without knowing it.)
The desires of my heart are satisfied when they are redirected toward God. This is especially true of religious activity. Worship is never enough if I am at the center of it. Prayer will never suffice if I search for my will and not his. Love will never be enough if moi is at the middle of it. Piety, by definition, is God-centered.
You know that true life is God-centered. When you are searching for God, you find him in your work, your family, your leisure and your dreams. His quest fills your life.
As Paul wrote to the Philippian Christians:
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead…
But Paul, don’t you already know him? Didn’t you meet him face to face? Haven’t you spent these many years following him?
Ah yes, he says. But I’m still hungry. I want to know him better. Even to the end.
The truth is, he can only open doors that enter into his home. He only answers prayers that are in his name. He is only found by those who are ultimately searching for him. (Granted, he is found in unexpected places, by people were looking for him without knowing it.)
The desires of my heart are satisfied when they are redirected toward God. This is especially true of religious activity. Worship is never enough if I am at the center of it. Prayer will never suffice if I search for my will and not his. Love will never be enough if moi is at the middle of it. Piety, by definition, is God-centered.
You know that true life is God-centered. When you are searching for God, you find him in your work, your family, your leisure and your dreams. His quest fills your life.
As Paul wrote to the Philippian Christians:
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead…
But Paul, don’t you already know him? Didn’t you meet him face to face? Haven’t you spent these many years following him?
Ah yes, he says. But I’m still hungry. I want to know him better. Even to the end.
