Containers

C. S. Lewis says, “The soul is but a hollow which God fills.”  

If we don’t allow God to fill our soul, something else will. The world offers endless options.  

Seeing everything as a container waiting to be filled will help you understand the world. A container is only as true or good as what it is filled with. A nation, university, church, business, or entertainment property (such as your favorite cartoon character or movie hero) never remains constant. Over time, internal leadership and motives change. While the external container may look the same, it actually isn’t.  

Though the world tries to keep us focused on appearances, these verses remind us the outside is never as important as the inside. Especially when it comes to the heart. 

For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV)

“Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.” (Luke 11:37–39) 

Any creation untethered from the Creator will always be less than it could have been. That’s why C. S. Lewis reminds us to only fill our hollow with him.

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