My soul thirsts for God, for the living God... Ps 42.2
As we read today's scriptures, I honestly don't believe we can fully grasp the meaning of it. Most of us have never known what it means to be thirsty. Now I don't mean just thirsty from our point of view here in the USA. I mean, we have been deprived of precious water and the bodily hydration it brings to the point of the physical changes and challenges it brings.
I have experienced this on a personal level with the sickness that has been in our family over the past few years. It is amazing what happens in our bodies when they begin to dehydrate (thirst). Our body kicks itself into survival mode.
This is noted by several key changes that happen.
Let's apply this to us spiritually. When we go long seasons without God, don't we do much the same thing???!!! We begin to suffer. We begin to stress and even fatigue!! The highway of life is littered with stress filled lives and homes. Fatigue fills our land today in such great measure that it is causing physical problems, emotional struggles and even many simply giving up!!!
How about the fact that we seek to find our satisfaction from places that will not sustain us nor bring us what we need the most! We try relationship after relationship, job after job, situation after situation when the real issue is we need HIM!
Even when we go prolonged periods without God and our vital union with Him , do we not also, not think rightly? Do we not also make unwise and even foolish decisions without our God at our side????!!! Today more than at any time in ministry I have observed that christians all over are making unwise, non biblical decisions. Then when the law of sowing and reaping kicks in they say....why did this happen to me???!!!
I guess for all of us children of God.....we need to ask ourselves one question....are we thirsty??? For HIM???? Do we long for HIM and our relationship with HIM more than any other thing, person or place??? Is it our moment by moment thought to look to HIM, love HIM and long for time with our great God? It is my struggle, how about you???
I believe the Psalmist understood in far greater measure than many today that he needed God. He needed HIM far more than perhaps he had ever fully understood. The only thing he could relate it to was how badly at times he longed for a cold drink from a mountain spring. That I can relate to!
Do you? Long for HIM? Not for something that has no power to do anything but lead us to failure. But for the LIVING GOD!
O God, make us thirsty. Make us thirsty for YOU!!!
You'll be glad He did!
Blessings
Bruce
I have experienced this on a personal level with the sickness that has been in our family over the past few years. It is amazing what happens in our bodies when they begin to dehydrate (thirst). Our body kicks itself into survival mode.
This is noted by several key changes that happen.
1) Our internal organs begin to suffer, stress and fatigue when we go for prolonged periods without enough H2O.
2) Our system begins to pull liquids from places it normally discharges as waste.
3) If the dehydration continues, then we can even find ourselves mentally incoherent.
Let's apply this to us spiritually. When we go long seasons without God, don't we do much the same thing???!!! We begin to suffer. We begin to stress and even fatigue!! The highway of life is littered with stress filled lives and homes. Fatigue fills our land today in such great measure that it is causing physical problems, emotional struggles and even many simply giving up!!!
How about the fact that we seek to find our satisfaction from places that will not sustain us nor bring us what we need the most! We try relationship after relationship, job after job, situation after situation when the real issue is we need HIM!
Even when we go prolonged periods without God and our vital union with Him , do we not also, not think rightly? Do we not also make unwise and even foolish decisions without our God at our side????!!! Today more than at any time in ministry I have observed that christians all over are making unwise, non biblical decisions. Then when the law of sowing and reaping kicks in they say....why did this happen to me???!!!
I guess for all of us children of God.....we need to ask ourselves one question....are we thirsty??? For HIM???? Do we long for HIM and our relationship with HIM more than any other thing, person or place??? Is it our moment by moment thought to look to HIM, love HIM and long for time with our great God? It is my struggle, how about you???
I believe the Psalmist understood in far greater measure than many today that he needed God. He needed HIM far more than perhaps he had ever fully understood. The only thing he could relate it to was how badly at times he longed for a cold drink from a mountain spring. That I can relate to!
Do you? Long for HIM? Not for something that has no power to do anything but lead us to failure. But for the LIVING GOD!
O God, make us thirsty. Make us thirsty for YOU!!!
You'll be glad He did!
Blessings
Bruce
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