We spend a lot of effort working at things which don't last.
You have sown much, but have brought in little;
you have eaten, but have not been satisfied;
You have drunk, but have not been exhilarated;
have clothed yourselves, but not been warmed;
And whoever earned wages
earned them for a bag with holes in it.
We ask spiritual questions but we aren't really interested in the full answers. John the Baptist sounds interesting until he has too much to say about our personal lives.
Even Jesus can just a curiosity to us rather than being LORD of our lives.
Who then is this about whom I hear such things?"
And he kept trying to see him.
Jesus must be more than a mere curiosity or interesting figure. He is meant to be the LORD of our lives. Spiritual questions are not supposed to simply entertain us or to sate our curiosity. Rather, they are supposed to draw us close to the one who is the answer to all questions. Questions yield to the one who is truth itself. We can ensure that we don't become distracted by the daily grind covered over with a thin mask of spiritual questions. We must make sure that our priorities are in the correct order. God's house should be our first priority.
Go up into the hill country;
bring timber, and build the house
That I may take pleasure in it
and receive my glory, says the LORD.
If we are willing to heed the LORD he will come to dwell with us and in us. His presence is the only thing that will fulfill, sustain, satisfy, warm our spirits, and even give us legitimate exhilaration. Let us stop seeking substitutes. Let us stop trying to distract ourselves from his absence by constantly shifting but ultimately vapid questions. God wants us to become a dwelling place for him. This is what we are meant to be.
Sing to the LORD a new song
of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel be glad in their maker,
let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.
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