What are these two
different vacuums in our lives?
Blaise Pascal, a French scientist, objectively studied the concept of vacuum, invented the syringe and created the hydraulic
press. Yet, as a philosopher, he recognised this truth: “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every
man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator,
made known through Jesus.”
We
have a vacuum in our heart which cannot be filled by good things or people. But
when we believed in Christ, this inner void was being filled up.
Jesus
told the Samaritan woman that the water she drank from the well can only
satisfy her physical thirst. She needed to drink of the living water of eternal
life that only Jesus could provide; this will quench her spiritual thirst unlike
any other type of water (John 4: 13-14).
After receiving Christ, we experienced a dramatic turnaround. We who once followed
our fleshly passions and were dead in sin have been delivered from Satan’s
stranglehold and empowered to live a life pleasing to God (Ephesians 2:1-6).
But
our journey does not end there. Though we know that we have been called to be
holy (1 Peter 2:9) and to do good works (Ephesians 2:10), we still have an
aching void in our hearts.
It
is related to this thing called identity. Doing good works is just the general will
of God for believers. We need to know His specific
will for our lives — or we might call it our destiny. So we seek to discover God’s purpose and calling for our
lives.
God’s plan for our lives dates back to the time
we’re in our mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5) but all remains dormant until God
gives us a revelation of who we are in Him — not just the logos but the
rhema word.
When we receive a
revelation from God as to who we
are in Him, we are on the threshold of fulfilling our destiny.
Are we called to be a
teacher, evangelist, pastor, doctor, musician or writer?
Are we called to the
marketplace? Have we been called into what is often termed “full-time”
ministry?
When
we seek Him earnestly, He will show us His plans for our lives:
“For I
know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and
not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will
call on me and come and pray to me,
and I will listen to you. You will seek me and
find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:11-13).
He
is not only willing but able to lead and guide us if we
trust in Him:
“I will instruct you
and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you
with my loving eye on you.
Do not be like the
horse or the mule,
which have no
understanding
but must be controlled
by bit and bridle
or they will not come
to you” (Psalm 32:8-9).
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