The heart can be filled with life and joy and pain and
torment. It can be a source of hope and
healing and depression and death. The
heart is many things. It “yearns” and
“longs.” I know mine does, especially
now.
A scripture that relates to what I’m saying is Job
19:25-27...
“I know that my Redeemer lives, and
that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I
myself will see him with my own eyes - I, and not another. How my
heart yearns within me!”
In the midst of a painful and unrelenting time, Job
looks into his heart. What does he find
in there? The knowledge that he has a
Redeemer that he will see when he dies.
And this knowledge causes his heart to “yearn” with longing.
I can relate to Job.
My heart yearns for Heaven. And
to be honest, it is not just to see God and be Redeemed from this fallen world,
it is also to see my 13 year old daughter Allie again. That may sound fleshly and selfish, but it is
the truth.
What is in MY heart?
A lot of things...some good and some not so good, but above all else in
my heart is the reality of Jesus as my Savior and Lord and as a result, the
promise of Heaven when I die where I will be freed from all pain and sorrow and
where I will see my 13 year old daughter Allie again! My heart yearns for this!
What is in your heart today?
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
