Do you know why people like the ones in our picture are called wandering Arabs? It is because these natives of Arabia move about so much.
A great part of their country is desert land where nothing grows. Many of the people live in tents which they move from place to place according to the seasons. They take all their possessions with them for they have no home.
Dear readers, we are reminded by these wandering people, of the condition of poor lost sinners. They are seeking one thing and another to satisfy the heart, often going from city to city, and from country to country, in the hope of finding something better.
This world’s goods give only momentary satisfaction. There is always a restless longing for more. What is the one thing that can satisfy the heart? It is the knowledge of Jesus, and the wonderful salvation He gives to all who will receive Him. In Him we find everything, and when this life is over, and we are with Him forever, we shall be perfectly happy.
To the Christian, too, this world is like a vast desert. But, unlike the unsaved, he is not seeking his pleasure and happiness in such a place. He is looking forward to his heavenly home, and does not need a mansion down here to be happy.
“Here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” Heb. 13:14.
“WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN, IF HE SHALL GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?” Mark 8:36.
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