The Infamous Mirage

What is it within the hearts of people that still insists on believing one of the most obvious lies ever presented to us? Why do so many still believe that money, fame, power, and pleasure will lead to a satisfied life? This is the most infamous mirage that has ever existed. Scripture abounds that tells us the emptiness of these things. Jesus and His Apostles repeatedly warn us about living for these substitutes for spiritual satisfaction. Yet every new year reveals scores of people who believed the lie, lived for their passions, and exited earth through a self-inflicted wound due to the emptiness in their souls. Solomon, the wisest man in the Old Testament spent many years living for his passions. He barely survived with his soul intact. From his words in the book of Ecclesiastes, modern believers are warned by a man who had “been there and done that” as he testifies about living for the mirage. Perhaps one more hearing of these truths will rescue some from this common trap.