Eternity in the Heart of Man

Ecclesiastes 3:11 - "He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end."

Time has its purpose, to give structure to our lives. However, there is also the deep, abiding longing within the heart of every person for eternity. The conundrum of eternity's great mystery – its lack of explanation – and our desire to embrace it are constant dynamics which keep us longing for the everlasting. To put it simply, we are immortal beings trapped inside mortality.

Yet, the more we gaze at the Eternal One, the result is increased glimpses into our uniform destinies. Beloved, it is what all creation yearns for, the swallowing up of time-bound creation by the eternal. Come Lord, Jesus!