God’s Law Within Us 

   “Deep within them I will plant my Law, writing it on their hearts.  Then I will be their God and they shall be my people.” (Jerimiah 31: 33) 

   These words apply to each of us.  Within each of us God has written His word and His laws.  Many reject His words and disobey His laws but that does not change the fact that He is always within us.

   This is the basis of St. Augustine’s famous line, “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”  This is why people search for peace and happiness in life but never truly find it unless they look for it in God.  What joys, happiness, and peace that can be found in this world are at best temporary and often based on the disordered things of this world.

   Satan uses the desires of this world to give us false joy and peace, keeping us from recognizing God within us, leading us away from the peace our heavenly Father wishes to grant us.  Many fall victim to the devil’s ploys, but if they look within themselves they will find that these carnal desires do not bring lasting peace but lead to even more evil desires.

   His word is within us; deep down we know His laws and know that they are right.  The lures and temptations of life may hide them from us, and we may reject them.  But in the end we will realize that St. Augustine was right; our hearts will not be at rest until they rest in God.