In today's verse 15, we're going to look at the longing we all share for fascination.

We serve an absolutely fascinating God, a God who has created a whole world to fascinate us.

May we set our eyes on Him today by the power of the Holy Spirit,

that our longing for fascination would be satisfied in relationship with our powerful and good God.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Thank you. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Romans chapter 1, verses 22 and 23.

Scripture says, claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping

things.

All of humanity is marked by an insatiable desire for fascination.

We long for that which is unexplainable, intensely interesting, and unfathomable.

But too often, we settle for being temporarily fascinated by the things of the world.

We look at concepts, cultures, and man-made creations,

and find fascination in that which is meant to lead us to the one who is most fascinating,

our Heavenly Father.

You and I were created to be fascinated by the invisible nature and miraculous supernatural works of God.

We were created to know personally the God who created a universe so vast that its enormity is beyond measure.

We're created to experience communion with the God who created that which is so minuscule,

even our largest microscopes can't capture it.

We serve a God of wonder, who alone can satisfy our insatiable longing for fascination.

But somewhere along the way, we've chosen as a people to seek fascination in the world over God.

Romans 1, verses 22 and 23

gives us insight into this destructive pursuit.

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