Topic: Sunday Reflection: Our Longing for Eternity [Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 17 May 2020]
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Sunday Reflection: Our Longing for Eternity
Think of a time when you’ve deeply longed for something. Maybe you wished to live somewhere else or felt restless in your job or schoolwork. Or perhaps you were deeply anxious to grow your family, as so many in the Bible were. (See Gen. 11:30; Gen. 25:21.) How did you respond? Did you pray for change, escape through temporary satisfaction, or seek support from your friends and loved ones?
As you contemplate your deep yearnings, remember that one longing God has put on your heart transcends all earthly desires: the longing for eternity. Keep in mind His words to the prophet Isaiah: “Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you” (Isa. 55:3). The Lord calls each of us to everlasting life in Him.
Think about it
• Looking ahead to that eternal promise of redemption, what can you do today—in addition to deepening your prayer life—in order to draw closer to God? Consider things you could start doing as well as things you could give up.
• What would it take to have all your longing and restlessness satisfied?
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