Day 26: My Soul Thirsts for You

Read: Psalm 63:1-8

Psalms 63 | NIV Bible | YouVersion


Are you thirsty for God?  I mean really thirsty?  Tongue sticking to the roof of your mouth thirsty?  Far too often we get comfortable.  We have a shelf full of Bibles.  Podcasts and Bible studies at our fingertips.  Praise and worship music at the touch of a button.  The next Christian conference is just around the corner.  We have access to so much that we begin to take it for granted.

But while all those things are good, they are not God Himself.  When was the last time you just sat in His presence?  When was the last time you soaked in His love?  When was the last time you gazed at His beauty and beheld His glory?

David cried out, “Oh God, my soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water…. I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.”

Remember that while Christian books and worship CDs and solid sermons are good, nothing can satisfy you like He can.  God alone can satisfy the deepest longings of your soul.

Carve some time out of your day to spend time in the presence of the Lord, allowing Him to quench the thirsty places of your soul.

 

Listen: We Are Hungry - YouTube

 

 

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