Scripture

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:1-2

Observation

Maybe in a dry region, the psalmist saw a deer drinking water from a stream. Maybe it was this sight that prompted him to say, “That’s exactly how I feel. My heart is thirsty. My soul is longing for God.” Although people might not be aware of it or able to articulate it, the fact is, God is what every soul craves. That is why Jesus said that it was only he who drank of the water He gave who would never thirst again (John 4:14).

Application

If I’m constantly thirsty it might be because I am drinking from the wrong places and trying to find satisfaction in the perception of success, the accumulation of knowledge, or the riches of this world. Those will never satisfy. We must come to the Lord. Drink from His presence. Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you (James 4:8).

Prayer

Father I pray that you would stir in me a holy hunger for You and Your presence. Let my desire for You consume me. Help me see that I cannot live without You and that nothing else will ever satisfy me but You. Draw me close today and satisfy me with Your presence. I love You. In Jesus name, Amen.

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