Shopping around

"A practical disbelief of God's all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our departures from him."
Matthew Henry, in his commentary on 1 Kings 12

Why do we walk away? Why do we chase after anything else? We believe He is not enough. One who has found what he is looking for does not keep looking. If Jesus really didn't satisfy, if there really was something better out there, shopping around would make sense. But He is the one thing that satisfies. I've found it to be true in my life, even after shopping around more than a little. He is the answer, He is the desire, He is the satisfaction, the goal, the purpose of it all.

He is not a crutch to be clung to until we are able to walk. He is what makes us fly.

Disobedience and disbelief

"All disobedience to God's laws, and distrust of his power and goodness, flow from disbelief of his word, as all true obedience springs from faith."
-Matthew Henry, from his commentary on Deuteronomy 1

God's Word is pretty straightforward. Love Him, love others, honor and obey Him, acknowledge your sinfulness and His grace through Jesus on the cross. All of the commandments basically melt down, as Jesus pointed out, to "Love God and love your neighbor." And yet we disobey. And Matthew Henry hits the nail right on the head with his commentary: when we disobey, it is because we disbelieve in God's goodness, His promises, and His faithfulness to do what He has said (both the positive and the negative). If we obey Him, it will be the best thing we can do, the best life we can live (not easiest, but best) and the best consequences we can reap. If we disobey Him, it will be the worst. And if we really believed that, we would act accordingly, repenting of sin and stepping out in faith. So why don't we?