God Today Devotions
July 13, 2004
Yet, indeed I also, count all
things loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my
Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as
rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
Philippians 3:8
Whenever everything we have placed so much importance on in our life,
has been stripped away, we are not left empty, and we are not poor, or
desolate and alone. God is always enough. Realization of His sufficiency
becomes evident, when everything else is removed. When we come to a
point in our lives, when truly in our hearts, nothing else matters. Deep
down in all of us, there is something that cries from our souls, that we
need more; it’s more than a new car, great job, etc. While all of those
things are great, they don’t fulfill the longing within our souls. It
doesn’t matter how well we have planned our lives and how many of our
dreams have come true, the things in this world were not designed to
fill the empty place. The space inside our souls, that longs for our
Creator, Who is more than enough and all that we actually need. We
attempt to question our existence, rationalize our life and evade our
purpose, but sooner or later we realize it is all about God. He is our
purpose, He is the reason we exist, He is Life itself and He is always
enough.
Prayer
We need You Lord, more than the next breath we take. If everything were
gone tomorrow, You are enough. The "stuff" we obtain is nothing. The
relationships we build, are meaningless, if we don't know You. Without
You we are empty. You are the giver of Life, fill the empty place in our
souls and build our lives according to Your will, and to fulfill Your
purpose. We praise Your Holy name, You alone are God and You are enough!
Amen.