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The Longing for Beauty · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: As we continue our weeklong focus on seven longings of the human heart, today we're going to look at the longing we all share for beauty.
• 0:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: God has created beauty all around us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Beauty we can see and beauty we can feel.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: in a world so inundated with false notions of beauty.
• 0:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: Today, my prayer is that God reveals the purity within this longing that resides within each of our hearts and his perfect plans to satisfy it.
• 0:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
• 1:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 149 verse 4, Scripture says, for the Lord takes pleasure in His people.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He will beautify the humble with salvation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Beauty is captivating in all its forms.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: From sunsets to mountain tops, flower petals to starry nights.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We devote countless hours, years, and even lives to the wonder and pursuit of beauty.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We write songs and poetry in devotion to that which inspires us with its beauty.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We spend our blood, sweat, and tears in attempt to discover if we have any beauty within ourselves.
• 2:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: We are a people marked by a need for beauty and insatiable longing that can only be satisfied in its creator.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: For a long time, I tried to rid myself of the longing for beauty.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I equated this longing within me to a pursuit of vanity that seemed only to end in destruction.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't until my longing for beauty began to find its satisfaction in God that I discovered God's original purpose behind it.
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: The longing for beauty is an incredible gift given to us by our Heavenly Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Every time we look upon something beautiful, we get a glimpse into the beautiful heart of God.
• 3:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our God is a perfect creator who makes beautiful things.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Everything he is and does is beautiful in its own way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So when you feel a longing to be beautiful or see beauty, you are really feeling a longing for the Almighty, try and God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You were created with an insatiable need to look upon your creator in all his power and glory that you might stand an awe of his indescribable beauty for all eternity.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And you have a longing to hear the voice of your Heavenly Father, who calls you lovely, no matter how you look in the world's eyes, or what you've done.
• 3:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 27th, says, One thing have I asked of the Lord.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That will I seek after.
• 4:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: that I made dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May we pursue the beauty of God and live in the glorious freedom of boundless communion with Him.
• 4:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: May our questions of whether we are beautiful, find total fulfillment in the perfect perspective of he who shines forth in perfect beauty.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And may we find satisfaction in all that is beautiful by acknowledging beauty that exists because of our beautiful God, limitless, and perfect in all he does.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: take time and guided prayer to look upon your Creator, gaze at the beauty of the Trinity, let him tell you how he sees you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Listen, as he speaks into the deepest recesses of your heart and satisfies places the world could never even reach.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for you to know,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for you to stand in the awe of the wonders of his perfect true and unconditional love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your time be marked by clear revelation from the Holy Spirit into the heart of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, take time to meditate on what the Bible says about God's beauty.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As you create a few moments of space, allow the Spirit to open your eyes to see the beauty of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 96 verse 6 says, splendor and majesty are before Him, strength and beauty are in His
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and next, ask the spirit to reveal to you how God sees you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask for a revelation of your beauty to him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Colossians 1 verses 21 through 22 says, and you who once were alienated and hostile in
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  [SPEAKER_00]: in order to present you holy and belameless and above reproach before Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In last, take time to rest in the truth of God's heart, allow His thoughts to sink into your heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Journal or reflect on how God sees you, and how it makes you feel.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you for watching.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: the more you gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and receive the knowledge of His perspective, the more you will experience freedom and unshakable joy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are beautiful in His sight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Nothing can change the fact that you are fully loved by a perfect God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rest in the peace and joy of that truth today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May his love lay a firm foundation for you to live secure and unshakable as your longing for beauty is Holy Satisfied.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh with verse 15.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: As you go about your day today, try and recognize the beauty God has placed all around you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Try and be more present in the world you live in and allow God's creation in all its forms to stir up your heart to find more enjoyment in Him.
• 11:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: Tomorrow we'll look at the longing for greatness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you're feeling unsatisfied in your accomplishments, like you're not achieving everything you are meant for, you won't want to miss tomorrow's episode.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So if you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to the podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you see Kim.