There have been several deer roaming around my yard as of late. The snow is really deep and the deer are in search of food and water this time of the year. I took several photos of deer yesterday and posted them on social media.
The above photo of the two deer drinking water from the puddle on the side of the road at the beginning of my driveway brings to mind Psalm 42 which says,
"1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty Onedwith shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
The deer were thirsty and they were in need of a drink. We all like a nice drink of water when we are thirsty. There are times when we have a thirst within ourselves that only God Himself can satisfy. There is a deep longing within each of us that can only be filled by knowing God in a personal way.
Do we have a thirst for God and His Word? Is there a longing in our souls that we are trying to fill with things of this world? Sometimes we try to fill the voids in our hearts with stuff that doesn't matter or really isn't that fulfilling as we thought it would be.
We may feel empty inside and we may have that longing for something more. The good news is that there is more to life than just accumulating stuff and dying. There is a purpose and a plan for our lives through God. We can come to know God and have a personal relationship with Him by coming to faith in the One He sent, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
The Lord loves us and He has made each one of us to have a thirst in our hearts that only He can satisfy. Many people try to fill that thirst will things that aren't good. When we come to the Lord He will satisfy us with His goodness and mercy.
We no longer need to be downcast as if there is no hope at all for us. We believers in Jesus Christ have a wonderful living hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. We must put our hope firmly in the Lord and praise Him for being our Lord, our Savior. He is our God and He will never leave us nor will He ever forsake us.
I am thirsty for God. I want to know more about Him and I want to love Him more. I love His Word and I want to dive deeper in His Word. I have the desire to walk more in the Spirit. I am weak and a tend to stray from the path the Lord would have me walk on. Thankfully the Lord keeps me on track and thankfully He is a God of mercy and grace.
Let's continue to thirst for God and drink from His deep well.
Lord,
We thirst for You.
Help us to love You more.
We come thirsty.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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