"As the deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God." -Psalms 42:1 (ESV)
The thought of a deer walking through a field or drinking from a stream can bring thoughts of peaceful images, but the need to drink is essential for life. Whether looking for flowing streams that are not stagnant during the hot, dry days of summer or searching for flowing water that isn't frozen over in the winter, the deer and other animals need to find sources of water to live. We need water, too, but we also need God in our spiritual lives!
To maintain our spiritual lives, we need to drink the living water that God provides. We can find God's living water through the life and promises of His Son, Jesus Christ. We can find it in God's Word. We can find it through fellowship with other believers and through prayer and conversations with God. Just as the animals long for water, our souls need to long for the love, grace, and mercy of God. As our souls long for God, we need to seek Him in order to be refreshed and redeemed!
Satisfy a longing soul by seeking the refreshment and redemption of a relationship with God!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for loving me and being willing to refresh and redeem me. Help me to continue to seek You and to have a relationship with You. Through Jesus I pray, amen.
To maintain our spiritual lives, we need to drink the living water that God provides. We can find God's living water through the life and promises of His Son, Jesus Christ. We can find it in God's Word. We can find it through fellowship with other believers and through prayer and conversations with God. Just as the animals long for water, our souls need to long for the love, grace, and mercy of God. As our souls long for God, we need to seek Him in order to be refreshed and redeemed!
Satisfy a longing soul by seeking the refreshment and redemption of a relationship with God!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for loving me and being willing to refresh and redeem me. Help me to continue to seek You and to have a relationship with You. Through Jesus I pray, amen.
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