Right after high school I found myself working for a summer in a restaurant. I was shocked at how the staff talked about the customers they were serving. It was all smiles and politeness in front of their faces to get a big tip, but behind their backs, they were literally being cursed by the waitresses. Internet trolling, which has no agenda less than causing emotional damage, has led young children to hate and even kill themselves. Anyone who has held down a job for more than five seconds knows that back-stabbing coworkers and sabotaging their work and reputation is par for the course.
The great Augustin made this observation, “The heart of man is restless, until it finds its rest in God.” There is an endless attempt by the unsaved to comfort or quite their wretched hearts. Whether it be doping themselves on the comforts of consumerism, attempting to feel validated as a man or woman by sleeping around, or living for the weekend when they can drink enough to forget themselves, they can never find rest for their souls and therefore they can never actually be happy or satisfied.
Standing in stark contrast to this is our Lord Jesus who has said, “Come to me, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28). You see, dear reader, the Lord Jesus is the one for whom your soul was made. And your soul will never find it’s rest until it comes to discover that great purpose for which it exists, which is no less than for God Himself (1 Cor. 8:6). Try what you might to satisfy your soul’s longing for reality and meaning, unless you come to Jesus, the fountain of Life, you will always be trying to drink from a sieve.
Oh God, my soul has no rest! I have spent my time trying to fulfill the longings of my heart by drinking anything but your life-giving water and all I’ve found is misery. Save me and satisfy the longs of my soul.
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