Read: Psalm 73:23-28
Got Thirst?
Health experts tell us we should drink at least 4 pints of water each day. It may reduce the risk of heart attack, give our skin a beautiful glow and help us lose weight. We should drink even more water during exercise or if we live in a hot or dry climate. Even if we are not thirsty, we ought to drink water anyway.
Our thirst for God is even more beneficial. When we’re spiritually dry, we long to hear from Him through his Word, and we search for even a drop of knowledge about Him. When we are exercising our faith in a new way, we want to be close to Him and receive His strength. Our thirst for God may increase when we see the sinfulness of people around us or when we gain a new awareness of our own sin and need Him.
Spiritual Thirst is a metaphor used throughout scripture. Asaph thirsted for answers in the questioning psalm. When he saw the wicked prospering, he cried to God to understand why (Psalm 73:16). He found the Lord to be his strength and realised that he desired nothing but Him (v25-26).
If we’re spiritually thirsty, we can follow Asaph’s example and draw near to God (v28). He will satisfy us, yet give us a deeper thirst for Himself. We’ll learn to desire Him above all else. -Anne Cetas
O sinner, won’t you come today to Calvary?
A fountain there is flowing deep and wide;
The Saviour now invites you to the water free,
Where thirsting spirits can be satisfied. -Peterson
A thirst for God can satisfy only by Christ, the Living Water.
Prayer:
V Pray for the children and the parents in the congregation that they will keep the children on track in teaching them on how to know God more and more each day.
V Pray for the MOPS ministry that they will have sufficient carers to cope with all the new children and mothers coming each fortnight.
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