God has prepared a feast for us. We walk inside and there is a table overflowing with the most delicious foods imaginable- incredible beyond imagination even. We stand in the doorway of the dining room and survey the spread. We then decide to turn around, walk out the door, and go to a trailer parked outside to buy a mud pie. Yum.
We do the same thing with joy. Humans desire satisfaction. We crave pleasure and that "feel good" high. We seek it everywhere, in everything. Only God can fulfill this desire. We can find temporary pleasure in the things of earth, but it always ends and it's always superficial. But worshipping God fills us with joy. I Peter 1:8 says that the joy found in Christ is inexpressible and filled with glory.I have done a lot of fun and exciting things in my 17 1/2 years on this earth, but I don't recall anything that gave me a joy that was "inexpressible and filled with glory." When we give glory to God, we are filled with joy that pales in comparison to any other happiness. If we trust in Christ and hand our lives over to him, we can experience eternal joy, one that is indescribable. So if we know that worshipping God and giving him the glory in our lives gives us incomparable joy, why do we settle for dirt? Why do we look for pleasure in material possessions, other people, or ourselves? God can fulfill our utmost desires for joy and pleasure, so stop seeking it elsewhere. Enjoy the feast. Don't settle for a mud pie.
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