The Hole
Saturday, April 21, 2007
There once was a hole in the middle of a path, a path which was built by the village to reach the other city. The village had the path completed all the way up to the hole. But, they couldn't fix the hole. You see, it was a gaping whole. Something that couldn't be built around. It had to be fixed. They used the only thing they had: water. At first, they tried a little trickle. But, it all just sank in the ground. Next they tried gobs and gobs of water, water on top of water. It filled the hole, but then eventually dissolved into the ground. So, they decided they would fix the problem by enhancing the water, with science. They tried different types of water, they tried putting minerals into the water. But, try as they might, nothing could fill that hole.
Our soul is built with this hole. Something gaping that keeps us from reaching the other city, Happiness. Yes, we want desperately to conquer this city. We try everything. But, nothing worked. The water is things of this earth: love, marriage, children, wealth, all things that bring temporary happiness. But, in the end, leave of gasping for something more. That something, is God. Yes, when God made us, he made us with this hole. The only thing that can fill it, is Him. We can try everything to fill this hole, but without God, nothing works. The wisest man on earth once said, "Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
4A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
5The sun rises, and the sun goes down,
and hastens to the place where it rises.
6The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns. " --Ecclesiastes 1:2-6 (ESV)
He pointed out that life is meaningless...without Christ. (He goes on to point this out throughout the rest of the book) We have a hole, that gasps to be filled...with soil. God is the soil that fills our hole and leads us to happiness. Without God we aren't complete. Oh, we may look powerful, but we are weak.
Finally, the only way to God, is through Christ. We must accept Jesus Christ into our hearts, then and only then, can we find true happiness. When we finally get to the great rejoicing ground that is heaven. Then, we will finally be complete. No more water, only soil.
Posted by The Dave 12:32 AM
