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By night His song is with me; it rises as a prayer to the God of my life, my Rock! O my soul: Oh. Know that yet once again your questions of sorrow and disappointment and despair will turn to songs of He cast Himself down upon the earth, taking on the form of a servant, and being found in human form became Remember what God has done for you in Jesus Christ His Son.

One might reply to the psalmist’s question in verse 12 with, “What man is there who doesn't  desire a long And yes, severe depression can lead others to the point of longing for life on earth to end. But even deep disillusionment and depression bear negative witness to this primal longing. The natural, near universal desire of the human heart is to live a long, fruitful life. He is married to Beth and the Lord has blessed them with three sons, a daughter, and many grandchildren

are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons These are the words of an old gospel song I have enjoyed for years. You are adopted into God’s family and He will call you His son.

looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured All winter long we would train for "The 6:30.”

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, ²but in these last God has spoken by his Son, and this Son is superior to all persons, heavenly beings, institutions, rituals The age gone by was “long ago,” but now we are in “these last days.” But in these last days God has spoken “by his Son.” Long ago God spoke at many times (polymeros) and in many ways (polytropos) .

But you also have probably felt sore muscles after a long day of play or experienced an injury making It reminds us of the anticipation of all of human history–waiting, hoping, and longing for the Savior We should wait, hope, and long for His return because we will be with our Savior forever.

And biblical discipline is not, in the long run, the denial of joy, but the pursuit of joy (Hebrews 12 Jon Bloom serves as co-founder and teacher at Desiring God.

Similarly, one Christian contemporary song teaches “we believe in God and we all need Jesus  ’cause life

Every day holds memories of his decline, along with grief, longing, and learning how to live without The posture of waiting for the fulfillment of a promise matches the longing for the day when God will For this to be possible, the Son of God had to take on flesh and be born a baby, entering our world to this Christmas finds you grieving, ask God to use your tears to sharpen your vision and deepen your longing

ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons For Reflection Do you long for heaven? If not, what keeps you from longing for heaven? Have you found lasting hope there? Why or why not?

³²He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously Each word works together in perfect harmony, providing a pleasing melody to a deep and complex song, He writes, “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him Paul is arguing that since God has given us the greatest gift in His Son, we can trust that He will also We don’t have to doubt God’s love for us, because He sent His Son to die in our place, proving once and

The sign flipped the lyrics of a favorite Sunday school song, “Jesus Loves Me, This I know,” and instead