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Thirsty?
Psalms
42:1-2a
“As
the hart (deer) panteth after the water brooks, so
panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for
God, the Living God."
Psalms
63:1b
“
My sould thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee
in a dry and thirsty land where no water is.”
Deer
have a tendency to feed near the waters. When hunted,
they will take to the rivers, and stay submerged as long
as they can. They then will swim downstream until the
‘hunter’ goes away.
If the hunter does not give up and they are chased, they
become faint and long for water intensely. They 'pant'
after the water brooks. This means they are excessively dry
and thirsty and instinctively know that only the water
can quench their thirst.
David,
the Psalmist, was also dry and thirsty. At this point in
time he was in exile from Jerusalem, and had an
overwhelming desire and longing for the Living God, the
only One that can quench his thirst.
At
times we as Christians may be in a ‘dry and thirsty’
land. We may be going through a prolonged test or trial,
or we may be spiritually far form the Lord. We may not
have ‘drunk from the Living Fountain’ in a while,
causing our soul to be thirsty, in need of a
‘refreshing’ from the Holy Spirit.
The
deer has a place to go when he is in need of water. He
doesn’t debate with himself about whether he should go
drink he just does it! David had ‘Someone’ he could
run to when he was thirsty and in need. He knew he would
be filled with the life-giving water. We also have
Someone we can turn to in time of need.
John
7:37b
“If
any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.”
Isaiah
41:17-18
“When
the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and
their tongue fainteth for thirst, I the Lord will hear
them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will
open up rivers in high places and fountains in the midst
of the valley: I will make the wilderness a pool of
water, and the dry land springs of water."
Friend,
Jesus has given the invitation. He says: “Come unto me
all that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give thee
rest.” He is waiting to give you what you need,
willing to quench your thirst. He says He will open up
the ‘fountains’ in the midst of your “valleys.”
He has all that you will ever need and much more! He
will make a way where there seems no way, He can take
your situation, turn it around for your good and His
glory. Nothing is too hard or impossible for God!
God
says in Isaiah 43:1-2 to ‘fear not.’ We have been
redeemed, He has called us by our name, We are His. He
will be with us in every situation, and He has promised
to never leave or forsake us.
Psalms
46:1 tells us He is ‘our refuge, a very PRESENT help
in trouble.' He is with us right now in the present. He
is our refuge, our strong tower, the One we can run to
and call upon in our time of troubles.
Let
God quench your thirst. Let Him touch you with a fresh
touch of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. He is waiting
to give you ‘living water’ so that you will
‘thirst no more.’ Friend, God is waiting to be to
you all that you will ever need, all you have to do is
say: ‘here I am’ I promise you that you will never
be sorry! Run to Him, He will give you ‘living
water.’
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