God Is Our Reward!
I am your shield, your
exceedingly great reward.
Genesis 15:1
Albert Camus confessed to Pastor Howard Mumma
that he was disillusioned
with his own philosophical
conclusions. Mumma listened, then began sharing
with Camus the story of the Bible, starting with
Adam and
Eve.
Camus brightened up and said, “Howard, do you
remember what Augustine said: ‘Thou has made
us for Thyself and our hearts are restless till they
find their rest in Thee’?” Mumma then wondered
whether Camus was on the road to becoming a
believer in Christ.
For once, Camus was right. God has made us
for
Himself, and our hearts are restless until we find
Him. We’re made to be satisfied by knowing God
and accepting His Son, Jesus Christ.
Most people fill the emptiness in their hearts
with
other things, but Jesus wants to be the
very substance of who you are and what
you are. Simply say, “Yes” to him.
God Himself is our reward.
Thank Him today for this: He so fills
the emptiness in our hearts that we
don’t require anything else.
"Christianity is the measure of our
whole
being, and, as such, it is a
process that consumes a lifetime."
Howard Mumma
