May 7, 2011 Drink Deeply

Drink Deeply
Read Psalms 40-45

Ps 40:17 Yet I am poor and needy; 5 the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
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Ps 42:1-2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

THIRSTY—a desire for water. Thirst—a desire to drink deeply.
We thirst for happiness. We want to drink peace and joy into our lives. We long to quench the thirst of our sorrow and our shame. Our soul is dry. What cools our thirst?
Our Father, who is in heaven, soothes our thirst. The cool water of his love rushes into our body as we drink of his Word. The cool water of his assurance quenches our despair and discouragement. The water of his strength wets our cracked lips with hope. And as the deer at the watering hole, we have new life.
Pant for God, my friends. Walk along the path to the Living Water, the well of life. Long for his word, and you will be satisfied. Fill your lips, your tongue, your throat, your stomach with the Living Word of the Father Almighty. Long for the water and call to Jesus:
John 4:15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
Drink the Living Water and be cooled in God’s grace.


Pause and Consider: how good it is to drink fresh, cold water on a hot day.