Jeremiah 8:8-9:26
Colossians 3:1-17
Psalm 78:32-55
Proverbs 24:27
Have you ever noticed how we rarely hear anyone say "I have enough"? Man seems to be a marginal being, one who is constantly looking to obtain the next best thing. He has a job, he wants the next one. He has a car, he wants the nicer one. He has a house, he aspires to the bigger one. It seems that for man, it is never enough, and it leads to terrible frustration, stress and worry.
There is one place, however, where this could work to our benefit, and it is in the pursuit of Christ. Paul talks about this in Colossians. You've set aside sexual immorality? Set aside impurity next. And then lust, evil desires, and greed. You've rid yourself of anger? Move on to rage, then malice and slander and filthy language. There is always one more thing we can do to manifest that we have take off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self.
Are we ever going to achieve perfection? Certainly not. But we don't have to worry, we don't have to submit to stress or surrender to frustration - because God commands us not to: "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."
God, thank you for the constant aspiration You've put in our hearts. May it be pointed in the right direction, towards You. That every day we might aspire "to see Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly".
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