Made for another world

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by William Jacobson in Christian Living

“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis

Reflecting on this quote I realize something very profound. You see, I have this great desire to be married. It is a very strong and unwavering desire. And I have read this quote many times before. I always thought it sounded cool and deep. But it really had no personal application on my life. Well this quote comes up again and it gets me thinking. I have this great desire to be married and I have yet to find anyone who satisfies that desire. Don’t get me wrong, I have had different opportunities to settle down. A couple different beautiful sweet ladies. But not one of them was right. I knew it then and I still believe now that they were not right for me. So I had to cut it off.

So I’m 25 now and I still have this great desire for marriage and yet I can not find satisfaction for it. Now I look at the second part of that quote and it makes me think. How does “being made for another world” apply to this? How does that help explain why God has put this immense desire to be a husband, father, provider, protector and ect. in my heart?

I long to be married. I love the idea of marriage and its implications. Is there anything in scripture that has this idea behind it? Well yes of course. The language of marriage; bride, bridegroom, wedding feast ect, is throughout all of scripture.

Matthew 25:6 -
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’

Matthew 25:10-
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

Matthew 9:15-
And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. (Jesus calls himself the bridegroom)

John 3:29-
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. (John the Baptizer testifying that Jesus is the bridegroom)

All of scripture is woven with this idea of marriage. Many times Jesus explained that the kingdom of heaven was like a wedding feast. Where Jesus is the groom and we, the church or body of Christ, are His wife. He loves us. And we are commanded to love our wives as Christ loves his wife, the church, and gave Himself up for her. (Ephesians 5:25) Jesus is the bridegroom who came into human history to redeem [buy back] His bride.

So now I look at this great desire I have for marriage and I am starting to realize that, that desire mainly there to show me that I was never made for this world and what it has to offer. (Eph. 1:4) But yet made for a great King and His kingdom. It is a desire that always keeps me desiring Christ. I want to be married here on earth yes. But I realize it is so much bigger than that. God is keeping me with this desire.

The gospel is about a marriage. A marriage between Jesus as the groom and His wife the church. The redeemed ones. His elect.

Thank you Mr. Lewis for helping me see this. Glory to be to God alone!

-William

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