12th August 2009 - Emptiness

Psalm 42:1-6
My soul is thirst for God, for the living God. Where can I go and meet with God? (Ps.42:2)

There is always a longing in human heart for a love and an understanding. This particular space in our heart is not satiable by human affection or by loving things in this world. This desire to know the unknown is never quenched by search of wisdom in the world. This emptiness is never filled no matter how hard we are looking around. This unique longing is the mark that the Creator left in His creations. Only the Creator Himself to fill the emptiness and satisfy our thirst. This thirst is actually the thirst for His love and for the understanding of His ways. This hunger is the hunger for God.

But many people do not realize this. They keep looking at the wrong things to satisfy their divine needs. Some fall to drug addiction and some to alcohols. Still others derive their fulfillment through dangerous stunts or sexual pleasures. The more decent group of people delve deep into the books and scholarly studies. But none of them find what they are looking for. Everything they find is always short of the satisfaction needed to quench their thirst because it is all not God.

Some people are privileged to hear about God. They are told that He is the way to fulfill their empty space. But they reject the option. They still think they can be happy and satisfied outside the spiritual realm. They have plenty of reasons and experiences to decline the offer to enter a relationship with God.

As for those who embrace the offer, they are startled with the transforming power of God. They are surprised with the satisfaction they have when they receive Christ into their hearts. They cannot believe their belief. They become so much blessed such that they passionately tell others about this secret to happiness and eternity.

How about you? Has your heart been filled or do you still feel the emptiness?