Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Eternity in your hearts

I was thinking about a passage in Ecclesiastes. In 3:11 it says, "He has also set eternity in the hearts of men." C.S. Lewis made a similar statement that goes with this verse. He said, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." I like that! I love to think about what God's word says about me now that I am saved. It speaks of me being saved, forgiven, and a new creation. If you are a Christian, do you let those words sink in? God made you to where you will only be satisfied when you come to Him. Don't think that God was trying to be arrogant and needy. He knows who He is and that total perfection and greatness and all joy and love originate with Him. He just wants to share it all with you. When we realize this emptiness inside of us can't be filled with all the stuff in the world. Then we find true peace. Then we find what Paul talked about in contentment. So live this life totally sold out to God. He'll show you what He has planned for you. And don't hold anything back. No regrets. Do that so that when you come to the end of your life you can say with truth and total joy and peace like Paul did, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day." And then you go to eternity with God!