Thirsty for God
Even as I sit here and write this to you, I am thirsty. I just finished walking my 10,000 steps this morning, but it was kind of warm. It would be so good to have a tall glass of cold water right now, but since my doctor has told me to limit my fluid intake, I can't quench my thirst that way. However, that doesn't keep me from longing for it. That is how I feel every day when I get up. I long for God. The difference is that I can drink from Him and quench my thirst. This was the heart's desire of the psalmist, but it seems he did not know how to have his thirst for God quenched. (Psalm 42:1,2) He said that like a deer longs for the streams of water, he longed for God. He longed for the Living God. He wondered when he could go and stand before Him. I want to make sure we all know the importance of thirsting for God and knowing how to go to Him to quench that thirst. We have a thirst for God when we come to the end of our resources, and we know that we must have God to reall...