Nature Abhors a Vacuum

Most of us have used this phrase before. It was first put forth by Aristotle and later again by Galileo to explain why water pumps work. However, in how many other situations does this apply?

Recently, we've seen this happen on a global scale. As charismatic, powerful leaders have been removed or died, the vacuum caused by their absence has resulted in groups that are almost as terrifying as their predecessor. For example, now that Saddam Hussein is gone, Iraqi insurgents and militants are trying to fill the vacuum left by his removal. In Palestine, Hamas and Fatah are battling to take control of the leadership there. Not only does the statement apply to physics, it also applies to politics and people.

How many of us are looking for something we just can't put our finger on that's missing in our lives. Money and power can't fill the void. Family, friends, and other people can make us feel loved, but somehow, its just not enough.

It's been said that each of us has a 'God-shaped hole' in our hearts. Many people try to fill it with everything except God-and they fail. Like trying to put a square peg in a round hole, it just won't work.
God wants to fill that hole. He sent his only Son, Jesus Christ to fill that void in all of us. In Luke 11:9-10 Jesus says: So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Seek the One who died for your sins, and you'll find that vacuum's gone.

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