Some are attracted by the beauty of horses, others by the beauty of nature, and others by the beauty of fishes and animals in the sea. I remember in mine own experience, when I was spiritually blind and proud because of my knowledge of Science; I began to say that there was no God. One day, a friend of mine took me to an aquarium in London. When I saw all the sea animals and fishes in that large aquarium, I said to my friend that a man who says there is no Page 1 of 15 God must be a fool. I was so filled with amazement at those wonderful small animals found in the sea. Yet even this beauty must perish. My point is this, that it does not matter what kind of beauty it is that you admire and which has captivated your heart, one thing is sure, it will perish one day. Dear friend, are you running after something which you think is beautiful or great? God is saying to you today, "They shall all perish." All that you have seen, longed for or admired, shall perish. If God is going to destroy the works of His own hands, which speak of His glory, how much more shall the things of men perish? Some people spend much money in buying new garments. There is a desire in every heart to have new garments, beautiful new sarees or nice new coats. But even though you spend many hours in the bazaar looking for the saree you want, and shed many tears in order to buy it, and although you may take great pains to keep it carefully, one day that very garment will be moth-eaten and thrown away. "As a vesture shalt thou fold them and they shall be changed." Why do you waste your time and energy on things which do not last very long?
You may have seen small children making sand houses, and after taking hours to build one, in a moment they destroy it and it becomes just a heap of sand. Two men may be great friends and spend much money over that friendship: then with one angry word that friendship is broken, and they try to hurt and destroy one another. This is human nature. From God's Word we can say, that whatsoever you now have, or want to have, or shall have, will perish one day. There are some people who are very anxious to go to the moon. Even now many in America desire to go to the moon, or to some other planet. They would be delighted if they were able to jump from one star to another. But will that satisfy anyone, and bring true joy and happiness? No, it will not! The Scripture says, "The heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish." Is there anything in your heart, or your home, or your life, that will not perish? You dare not say, yes! You know, and your heart knows, that you are now empty.