“Mother,” cried Sally as she climbed into bed, “you forgot my soul!”
“What do you mean, Sweetheart?” asked her Mom. “I don’t understand.”
“Well, when we said our prayers, you didn’t say, ‘I pray the Lord my soul to keep.’ What if God forgets about my soul tonight? What will happen?”
It is difficult to watch television, listen to the radio, or read a paper or magazine without the ever-present emphasis to lose weight, get in shape, have cosmetic surgery, or try a new shampoo. We are constantly challenged to nourish our bodies more carefully, strengthen our muscles to become healthier or do something to look more appealing.
Certainly, God expects us to care for our bodies. He created us in His image and gave us the breath of life. But too often we are encouraged to care for our bodies at the expense of caring for our souls.
David longed desperately for God’s presence in his life. He compared his need for God to that of a thirsty deer panting for water. “My soul,” he cried, “thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?”
The Psalmist had a “thirst” in his soul that could only be satisfied by God’s “living water” – much like a deer panting for water. It’s a condition that is universal in all creation.
God places in each of our hearts a thirst that cannot be quenched by the waters of this world. As appealing as they are – fame and fortune, power and prestige, wealth and well-being – nothing will ever satisfy the thirst that God has planted deep within us. As Jesus said, only those who “hunger and thirst for righteousness” and find it in Him, will ever be satisfied. Have you been satisfied by His offer to “come and drink freely?”
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for being the solution to that never-ending, always-present thirst we all desire to satisfy. May we find our solution in You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? Psalm 42:2
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