“If we’re honest, deep inside we all know that there is more.”

A thought by John Bevere from his book, Killing Kryptonite: Destroy What Steals Your Strength (p. 8). Messenger International. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

We opened our presents this year on Christmas Eve and we had so much fun. Especially watching our five-year-old granddaughter open hers. She would open one and be so thankful and excited and then it was on to the next one. Of course, we adults were more mature but it was also true of us. We all believe that the next gift is the one but we find that it isn’t.

John says, “If we’re honest, deep inside we all know that there is more. The true satisfaction every man and woman longs for, whether they realize it or not, can only be found in an intimate relationship with our Creator. No matter what you think about God, He is your deepest yearning. The contentment and fulfillment all human beings seek can only be found in reuniting with our Creator.”

Oh, we try to make the other gifts make us happy but the true gift of Christmas is the only one that really can make a difference, that can bring contentment and fulfillment to us.

John goes on to say, “The reality is that God has ‘planted eternity in the human heart’ (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Unless deception has gotten the upper hand on us, we instinctively long in our hearts for the ‘King of eternity’ (see 1 Timothy 1:17 AMPC). God’s Word concerning every human being is:

‘They know the truth about God because He has made it obvious to them. . . . Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature. (Romans 1:19–20)’”

John then says, “God isn’t unknown to any human being. If any man or woman is completely honest, they will admit that at one point in their life there was a deep longing to know God. All of us instinctively know that He’s omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.”

God placed that longing within each of us and nothing can fulfill that longing except him. Would you open up yourself to him and ask him to come into your life to fulfill that longing and give you contentment? Would you do that right now?

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