Matthew 11:8-9 - Why then did you go out? To see men in fine robes? Men in fine robes live in palaces? To see a prophet? Yes, and more than a prophet.
The people are seeking something that the Jewish priests are not providing. They are seeking after every new thing that comes along and lucky for them, this time they hit pay dirt.
This speaks to our own seeking. What are we seeking? Are we trying to find answers that comfort rather than challenge us? Are we trying to find a god or spiritual discipline that makes us feel good - or even better than others?
God and Jesus call us back to our center. To the core of what we know is true. Seeking in all these places means we will never find what we are looking for. We must seek within ourselves first. To know who and what we are. Then God will find us - however we picture God.
God is not in books, or consumer goods, or fine clothes, or nice houses, or sports, or academia, or in any hobby we give significance in our lives. They are only empty shells - empty idols. We will know the real thing when we find it.
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