We’ve all had moments where the answer was right in front of you. You set your car keys down two inches from their normal spot and wind up tearing the living room apart looking for them when they were there all along. Or you forget your glasses on top of your head and start asking your family where you put them. If your family is a bunch of comedians, they’ll let you look around for a while before they tell you they’re on top of your head.

So what are you looking for in your life? Success? A job? Happiness? Satisfaction? Sometimes we chase after all these things but forget the spiritual reality of our existence. What did Jesus say? “What good does it do a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul?” The answer to what you’ve been looking for has been right in front of you the whole time, it’s Jesus. He’s the savior you’ve been looking for.

Life is what we’re all after. We’re seeking real life. And the Savior you’ve been looking for, in spite of all the spiritual problems we all face, is the Savior who offers you eternal life. One reason why the problems in this life seem so difficult is that the solutions the world offers never fully satisfy our soul. That’s the thirst of the soul this world can never satisfy. But Jesus wants to satisfy your soul and your life by giving you eternal life. He does this by taking your fear away. When our lives stand open before God, this is a horrifying thought. But what Jesus does is he stands in your place. He accepts that you are not perfect, that you are sinful and rebellious. He takes your life into his life. He becomes your sin and faces God’s terrible judgment in your place. He died so that you wouldn’t. And because he died, God’s anger against your sin has been removed forever.

Sometimes I think we forget that God isn’t angry with us anymore—that he has the most pleasant, happy and peaceful thoughts toward you because of Christ. He has given you peace because Christ earned it for you. Your soul and your life are safe with Christ. And when you are safe, then you don’t need to be afraid anymore. And when fear no longer grips you, you can stop running away from the troubles you have. You don’t need to go to this world for answers and you can get rid of the empty things of this life that don’t satisfy the soul. Jesus is the Savior you’ve been looking for and he fills your soul to eternal life.