The ads that blanket your world
beckon you to trivial things.
Here is the great, the awesome,
and the only worthy pursuit.
Jeremiah puts into words the heartbeat of this blog:
“Thus says the LORD: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.’” (Jeremiah 9:23–24)
Knowing God and his ways is the ultimate pursuit. The grandest ambition. The most satisfying goal.
Here are just a few reasons why.
First, knowing God is the ultimate experience because he is good.
I like to be around things that are good. Food is good. Sunshine and warm temperatures are good. Music is good. Parks and trees and fields and nature paths are good.
I like to be around people that are good. Good people are generous and kind. Good people are honest and authentic. They are encouraging and hopeful. They stretch me. They comfort me. They heal me. They teach me.
The great news is that God is infinitely good, and being around him is the ultimate good. The more you can get of God the more good that comes into your life. And God’s goodness never cloys or becomes harmful in the way that eating too much will hurt you. God is a good you can never get too much of.
Second, knowing God is the ultimate pursuit because he is perfect.
God has no faults and makes no mistakes. Ever. He is perfect in knowledge, perfect in wisdom.
God never miscalculates or misjudges. He never has to change, grow, or mature. He does not change because he cannot improve.
Whatever God does, we can be assured he has handled the situation exactly as it should be handled.
I am drawn to that because I am not perfect, and that brings endless problems. Because I am so deeply flawed, I want to know the God who is willing to lead me toward perfection.
That is what God has planned for his followers. Jesus said, “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
The Bible describes the people who have already died and gone into God’s presence in heaven as “the righteous made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23).
God is working to make us “perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (James 1:4).
So I love getting to know him. I want him to correct all my faults. I want him to fix me. I want to be better, and only God can get me there.
We will look next Monday at more reasons why God is the ultimate pursuit.
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