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.”

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

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.

In the first two verses of his song, Daniel exalts God as the source of all wisdom and might—giving “

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

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.

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) .

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?

Christ is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3:15); the LORD  of hosts (Isaiah 47:4); the only Son Jon Bloom  serves as teacher and co-founder of Desiring God .

For a few months we found ourselves living in two places. us that because we have been “raised with Christ” and our life is “hidden with Christ,” we need to long The word used for seek carries the idea of longing for and setting one’s affections and desires on something We don’t, however, just long for the things above with our hearts, we are also called to “set our minds

We have a longing in our souls to know the Lord more deeply, more completely, ever-increasingly—it is a longing put there by Him and set aflame by the Holy Spirit as we read God’s Word. Doesn’t it make you want to sing out, Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his Make a list of God’s attributes found in Psalm 103.