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Greg Laurie Daily Devotion - Feb. 4, 2010

February 04, 2010

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Longing for Heaven

"And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God."
—Job 19:26

In his excellent book, Heaven, Randy Alcorn writes, "God is the only one we really long for. His presence brings satisfaction; his absence brings thirst and longing. Our longing for Heaven is a longing for God. . . ."

Heaven is the dwelling place of God himself. In a broad sense, God is everywhere. The psalmist wrote, "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?" (Psalm 139:7). God is everywhere, but in another sense, He dwells in heaven in all of His glory.

We long to be with God. We long to see God. But if God were to show himself to us today, we couldn't handle it, because God is perfect and flawless and holy, and we are imperfect and flawed and unholy.

One day Moses said to God, "Please, show me Your glory." God couldn't do that for Moses, because no one can see God and live. But He did say, "I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion" (Exodus 33:19).

There is coming a day when you will see God. Job said, "And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God" (Job 19:26). That will happen when you get to heaven. And seeing God will be like seeing everything else for the first time, because not only will you see Him, but He will be the lens through which you will see everything else: people, yourself, and the events of this life.

We long for heaven, but this longing is really a longing for God himself.

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Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship with campuses in California and Hawaii. Today, Harvest is one of the largest churches in America with over 15,000 attendees. Greg Laurie is also the founder of the evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades with over nine million attendees and over half a million professions of faith. In addition, Greg’s daily nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning which is heard on over 1000 radio stations.

Greg Laurie is the author of over 70 books including Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon and Lost Boy amongst others. He has also produced several award-winning films including A Rush of Hope which saw millions tune in for the first-ever cinematic crusade. Greg is married to Cathe Laurie and has two sons and five grandchildren.

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