The Quest

Ecc 3:11b "…he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." ESV

 

We are all on a search. It is kind of a quest. A desire to find what life is all about. Why am I here? What is my purpose? Is this all there is or is there more? Most of the time we kind of squelch this inquiry. We don't want to think about deep things like this so we go on our day to day routine and think that our job or our family or our pleasure is all that we need to focus on. But deep down, we know that there is more. Deep down, in our heart of hearts, in our inner man, we have these nagging questions. If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that what we usually live for is temporary. There has to be more. There is…it is eternity. God has placed these questions in us. He has put this desire for more in our inner man so that if we are truly seeking, if we are really asking, He will let us find the answer. "You will seek Me and find Me, if you seek Me with all your heart." Jer 29:13

 

I think of a woman in our office who seems to be on a search. She has a lot of questions. She seems to be living life by floating. She knows that there is more but she has no idea where to find it. Fortunately, God has placed people around her who are helping her on this quest. There are many obstacles to overcome. There are a lot of preconceived ideas that need to be addressed, but it is our hope and prayer that she will honestly search and discover the God of eternity.

 

The thing is, once we have been brought into this amazing relationship with God, that is not the end. It is just the beginning. We are still on a quest. We are still on a mission. We have discovered the purpose in life, to glorify this God of eternity, but there is so much more to know. There is so much more to discover and we will never end this search until we see the eternal God. We will never find out all that God has done from the beginning of time to the end of time. God is so massive, so huge, so all encompassing that we will never end this search in this life.

 

The quest must go on. The quest to know this eternal God fully. To discover who He is, what He like, what He is up to, and where He is working. How do we do it? Get to know Jesus because He said: "If you had known me, you would have known My Father also." John 14:7

 

This is our quest, this is my quest for 2012.