The Longing

Luke 2:25-32

Look at the people around you: the shoppers walking the malls, enthusiastic fans at football and basketball games, fellow employees in the workplace. Do you think they’ve found happiness? As people rush through life—hurrying from paycheck to payment and from job to home and then doing it all over again—many of them feel empty inside. They long for something to make their existence more meaningful and fulfilling. All around us are people who could have peace and contentment if they could just meet Jesus. As we see the crowds every day, we should be reminded to pray that the Holy Spirit touch their hearts and make them want to see Jesus. They may be rushing around, and in their hearts they have a void waiting to be filled by the Messiah, the Lord Jesus. There is a longing in every heart that only Jesus can satisfy.