The surety of salvation is incredibly satisfying. Not to fear the future and to rest in the promises provides an incredibly rich life. However, that is not the endgame. Upon receiving the gift of salvation we enter into a new experience. A new challenge is presented. With eternity secured we now embark upon an endless journey to grow into the likeness of the One who saved us. It is a maturation that will never ripen to its fullest. The more we learn the more doors for further exploration appear before us. There are so many doors we have to choose from we think once finished with one we will return and take another. However, each door opens to us ten more doors from which we will select yet another.
Blessed is the one who is never satisfied. That is the one who will eternally quest for more intellectual, spiritual and artistic horizons. Each challenge obtained not only whets our appetites for more but in the process transforms us more into the likeness of the One who made us, saved us and who knows all things. I once knew a man who maintained he was fully satisfied with himself and life. He felt that he was mature. I felt sorry for him. In a certain sense we will not (should not) ever reach maturity. I once heard a man posit that should he live forever eventually he would become bored. That is because he does not know what he does not know.
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled.” Yes, filled with righteousness but never quite filled with knowledge of the secrets of God’s universe. Our diplomas and degrees are but decorations from “kindergarten”.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 23, 2012
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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