Title: Longing for God
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“He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with good things.”
Spiritually full Christians long for the holiness of heaven and the face of God more than anything else in the world. They lamented that they could not find satisfaction in this world, and longed for something that could satisfy them, namely, to see God face to face.
As Jonathan Edwards, an 18th-century American Puritan preacher, said, "The joy of God is the only happiness that satisfies our souls. Going to heaven and enjoying full joy with God is far better than anything else in this world. . Fathers, mothers, husbands and wives, children, or friends of the world are just shadows.”
“In the night my soul longs for you; my heart longs for you, for in your judgments on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness” (Isaiah 26:9).
“O God, you are my God; I seek you earnestly; my soul longs for you and my body longs for you in a dry and desolate land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).
If you believe in Jesus but do not have love or longing for Jesus...
If you give a mission and live through the community you belong to, but there is no longing for the community...
This is not true faith.
It is really important to have longing for a holy God in your life of faith. Reading the Word while longing for the Word every day is of utmost importance to meet and experience God. Because you love God, we long for the Word, and we want you to meet and experience the Lord through the Word.
Even at this moment, I am just thankful that my soul has given me a heart to long for the Lord. As promised, you are satisfying my soul. You are filling my soul with good things.
Humorist Luke Luke compiled a modern version of Acts. He jokes with satire that the descent of the Holy Spirit in the upper room on the day of Pentecost was impossible. ‘I advertised that I would hold my first service at the Jerusalem Church. However, only 40 people attended this service, which was supposed to have at least 120 people. Peter was working overtime at work, John had a golf appointment, and James had to study for an exam, so he couldn’t come to church.” So even the Holy Spirit, like a fire, had to stop coming down to this attic. God gives grace only to those who long for God and long for Him.
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me” (Proverbs 8:17).
If there is one thing that each person desperately desires, it is to receive special love from Almighty God. The secret to achieving this goal is to show the utmost respect for and do your best for the object in which God's love resides. It is to enjoy doing what pleases God. God said that one soul is more precious than the world. Sometimes we have to give up ourselves to win one soul. If we do not have a sincere heart for God, we will never be able to enjoy the good things that God has promised.
My spirit longs for you. My spirit praises you. Hallelujah!
(Gospel Choir)
my spirit praises you
my spirit praises you
my spirit praises you
my spirit praises you
rejoice, my soul
thank you raise your hand
Praise, shout to the Lord
rejoice, my soul
thank you raise your hand
bless my soul
*Prayer: Dear God, help me to live longing for you in the presence of God today with a poor heart. May we be thankful that we love only you for the rest of our lives and that you are with us even in times of hardship. Give me a heart to longing for and loving the Lord. May I love you more deeply. Let me do what you like on earth, I like what you like, and I hate what you hate. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen