Jesus Christ is not promising that you won't have period of loneliness, but he is promising you never have to be alone.

Dr. Tony Evans says God has extended to each of us an extraordinary gift.

He offers us intimacy, a dynamic closeness with the Creator of the Universe.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives

of Dr. Tony Evans.

Hearing stories of what God has done for others can be incredibly inspiring.

But let me ask you, what has he done for you lately?

If you need more than a second or two to come up

with an answer, then you'll want to listen in today as Dr. Evans presents a powerful message on

intimacy with God. Let's join him as he begins. The mythical story is told of Tantalus. Tantalus was a king who had been found guilty of giving the secrets of the Greek

gods to mortal men. His punishment was to be placed in the river called Hades. The water came up to his chin and hanging above him were branches of voluptuous fruit dangling over his head.

The punishment, however, was this.

Every time Tantalus got thirsty and lowered his chin to drink water, the water would recede.

And every time Tantalus reached out to grab a piece of fruit, it would rise.

So the refreshment for his thirst was right there at chin level.

Food for his stomach was right above his head.

But the harder he tried, the less he got.

The punishment for his crime was to be in the vicinity of a blessing and not be able to get it.

The point is simply if you reach out for fulfillment in the things of this life, you'll discover it's just out of your reach for nothing

in life was designed to give you the fulfillment of life that is except God everything else

is but a cheap invitation.

The thing you and I cling to most to give us meeting, zip, purpose, we find we have to keep hoarding it in because it so quickly alludes us.

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