My Inbox of Daily Inspirations: Daily Heartlight -- December 5, 2007

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Is That All There Is?, by Tim Archer

I remember the football game I wanted so badly. At a time when
computers were unknown in homes, it was "computerized." My favorite
football player appeared on the box, assuring me that it was so
realistic that pros could train with it. I knew the game would be
wonderful.

I dreamed about that football game, of the fun I would have playing it.
I imagined myself passing wonderful hours with this realistic
simulation. Finally, after months of longing and pleading, I got the
game I wanted. Excitedly I took it out of the box and discovered that
I'd been misled. There was nothing computerized about this game, except
in the loosest sense of the word. There were two moving sticks with a
light attached to them; the light would illuminate different numbers
according to how the sticks were moved. That was the extent of the
"computerization" of this "realistic" game. I was left looking at the
game thinking, "Is that all there is to it?"

I'd like to say that was the only time in my life that I experienced
that feeling, but it wouldn't be true. In fact, I've lived through the
same thing time and again. I see something and come to want it,
dreaming about it, anticipating the satisfaction I'll feel when I
finally get it. Then I obtain the object of my desire and find myself
thinking, "Is that all there is to it?"

If we're not careful, we go through our whole lives thinking "Is that
all there is? Isn't there anything more?" We hear the promises, the
sales pitches, the call of endless temptations: buy this and you'll be
happy; start a relationship with this person and all your dreams will
come true; get that dream job and live happily ever after. Then we get
home and discover that we've just bought two sticks connected to a
light. "Is that all there is?"

Over and over, the question arises: "Is that all there is?"

In the book of Genesis, a man named Jacob describes his life as
follows: "The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and
evil have been the days of the years of my life" (Genesis 47:9). 130
years, and Jacob calls them "few and evil." I can almost hear him say,
"Is that all there is to it?"

Only God can meet our deepest needs, only He can satisfy that longing
we have. When we receive His gifts, we'll never say, "Is that all there
is?" When He gives us the gift of salvation, when He pours out His
grace in our lives, we'll never be left looking for more. God keeps His
promises. His gifts have no equal. No one can satisfy our longings like
the living God.

I'd like to share with you more about what God has to offer to us. Just
write me at tim@hopeforlife.org. Or visit our blog at
www.hopeforlife.org/blog. I promise that when you understand what God
has to give, you won't be looking for more.

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Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
come!"

This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
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whatever you've done, you can begin again.

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