Job 14
LONGING FOR RENEWAL
“If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come. You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made” (Job 14 v 14 – 15).
When we go through hard times, we find that we long all the more for the return of Jesus and the time when everything will be made right. When everything is going well our desire for the return of Jesus is not always so strong. That’s the way it often happens, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Waiting for our renewal to come should be the one event we long for more than anything else, both when times are good and when they seem to be against us. Job felt the need for renewal greatly during the time of his suffering. Whether or not we feel the same desire for renewal right now, we can cultivate a longing that motivates us, will change our direction in life, and help us make the most of every decision we make.
In order to increase our longing for renewal, try the following:
- Start a Bible study of what the Bible says life will be like after Jesus returns. Don’t forget to take note of patterns, types and parables.
- Ask God to help you to become aware of your own sinfulness and limitations in order to see the beauty of his grace.
- Ask God to fill you with a vision of his plan for you and for all his people.
- Talk to other people about the time when Jesus returns. Find out what they think it will be like.
- Make it a habit to think about God’s great future for you at certain times during your day.
May our Lord Jesus return soon.
With love in our Lord,
Robert
Robert Prins
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