Destination

I sat in my office at 2:30 a.m. Something struck me through those early morning hours. Twice I heard jet planes flying overhead. In all the years I have lived here and all those early morning hours I have never noticed that before. Not at those hours. It set me to wondering where all those people were headed. Had they flown all night. Were they flying to DFW or some other exotic destination.

When I fly, I'm always amazed how many people are traveling somewhere. Some for business. Some for recreation and relaxation. Some for relocations. Some to visit family. Sadly, some bereaved travelers head home to mourn the passing of a loved one. In each case, they have a desired destination.

You may not have any plans to fly anytime soon, but what is your destination? Where are you headed? On this Saturday it could mean traveling to the grocery store. It might include traveling to a market or shopping center. Some are traveling to work. Those are not what I meant? Where is your life headed? Where are trying to get to? What is your intended destination?

I know people who only want to make money. That is their primary goal in life. To make more money. They have investments, rental properties, businesses and they keep accumulating more and more. This is contrast to the attitude Jesus had about money and Paul.

Acts 20:35 (NKJV)
35  I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV) 

19  "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 

20  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 

21  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 

1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV) 

10  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 

Chasing making money is a foolish pursuit. It will never satisfy. Nor seeking pleasure, success, relationships, or anything else this world offers. None of it can fulfill a person ultimately. If those things are your ultimate destination, you will always be left wanting more. You will always be left feeling like you are missing something. 

Make the pursuit of God and eternity with Him your ultimate destination. Plan for it. Make that pursuit of Him your ultimate direction in life. Go hard in that direction. Make heaven your ultimate destination. There is fullness of joy in God's presence as well as pleasure. [Ps 16:11] Count the other things as loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Jesus. [Phil 3:7-8] He should be your destination.