Luke 6:21a, 25a, "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied... Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry."
Those who believe themselves to have all they need in life today will only find out in the end that they missed “the one thing necessary” (Luke 10:42). Those who yearn in this world, those who long for restoration, vindication, and Christ’s exaltation will be filled one day with the sweet and full presence of God. These will look upon their enemies in triumph, as the psalmists insist, and will see the restoration of the earth. We who hunger and thirst may feel our misery now most painfully, but one day heaven will taste the sweeter for our near starvation on earth. One day, we shall know the full bliss of a word we use on earth but will never experience while here–satisfaction. We will never again have longing but know endless, soul-filling delight, bathed in the light of our Savior's smiling countenance.
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