HE KNOWS THE LONGINGS OF OUR HEART

HE KNOWS THE LONGINGS OF OUR HEART God KNOWS the longings Of our heart He knows that our DEEPEST WANT Is to FIND HIM And spend eternity With him God-and his Son Jesus LIVING in our heart He KNOWS that we know We are NOW his children “Beloved-we are GOD'S CHILDREN now What we shall be Has not yet been REVEALED” 1 John 3:2 We live in a world of UNCERTAINTY Financial-social-physical- And even scientific The ONE thing that we can COUNT ON The one thing The ONE thing That we can be SURE of- IS OUR GOD We can count on him- FOR we are his children He LOVES US-like his very own LIKE CHILDREN of God “BLESSED are the peacemakers For they will be called CHILDREN of God” Matthew 5:9 “Yet to all-who did RECEIVE him To those who BELIEVED In his name He gave the right To become-CHILDREN of God -Children born Not of natural descent Nor of human decision Or a husband's will But BORN OF GOD” John 1:12-13 YES-our God KNOWS The LONGINGS of our heart He knows-we want To be his children He KNOWS we want him To LIVE in our heart Yes-our BELOVED-our loving God Knows the longings Of our hearts Scripture offers us MANY promises and intimations Of his CLOSENESS Yes God LIVES In our hearts- We LONG for him-for We ARE his children “The Lord is CLOSE To the brokenhearted And SAVES those Who are crushed in spirit” Psalm 34:18 “He tends his flock Like a shepherd He gathers the lambs In his arms And CARRIES them CLOSE to his heart He gently leads those That have young” Isaiah 40:11 MOST of us aren't aware Of how dearly=GOD LOVES US Of the close bond Between him and I We NEED constant reminders And assurances-of just how much God LOVES US Just like the people of John's time Who needed those SAME assurances And reminders GOD'S LOVE Has been, “BESTOWED ON US” 1 John 3:1 Let us NOT forget this And let us not forget-that- We are his CHILDREN And HE KNOWS THE LONGINGS OF OUR HEARTS Robert P. Wallman 1-2-17 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.