We're supposed to be mindful that he who came is coming again.

And I wonder if we could interrupt this holiday season with a strong emphasis, with shaking to our bones of the glorious expectation that the one who came is coming again.

Jesus said that the kingdom is near us and that the kingdom is in us and yet our feet are not yet in it.

So if you ever wonder why it is we are strangers in this world, well because our citizenship is in a different place and here we are and very often we don't even speak the same language can anybody go there with me so here

the kingdom our hearts beat for the kingdom whether we realize it not, that longing that you have that you cannot

identify. You know, one of the things that I tell a sister who is really, really struggling to stay

in her marriage and is being really, really tempted outside her marriage. And I would say the same thing

to a brother. If I was face to face with him in a similar conversation.

I said, well, you need to understand because I can tell that the situation is that the

newness has long since worn off.

And what I say over and over is yes, and the next newness is going to wear off too.

And then that newness is going to wear off.

And then you're going to move to somebody new and the newness is always going to wear off

because what it is you want so much you cannot get

here we have something we keep looking for something and let somebody needs to know because it would

set you free from your turmoil that with faith comes a longing faith when we are really awakened with

great faith it puts a longing in us that we can't even always identify.

We don't even know what.

Well, it's to be with our people in the kingdom of God.

We would never get it satiated here.

It's not to say a lot of things aren't fulfilling to us here.

We have a lot of love.

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