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THIRST for God

Psalms 42:1&2
"1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God.
2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"

This past week we read from the Gospel of Luke chaper four where Jesus teaches a Master Class on resisting the temptations of Satan! We have to know the TRUTH in the Holy Bible so well that we can spot the LIES of Satan when we see them. And, use quotes from the Holy Bible to refute the lies. Know how rigorous and how dangerous resisting the Devil is we need to really desire to learn God's Word. 

Really THIRST for God. Which is this week's lessons. Beginning with Psalms chapter forty-two verses one and two. Out of the King James Version, the Old English word "hart" is a stag or a male deer. (The feminine counterpart being a "hind.") The picture here is of a thirsty DEER seeking the refreshing waters of a stream; "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth MY SOUL AFTER Thee, O GOD. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"

As living creatures we require water, even more than food! Generally, someone could survive weeks without food and only a few days without WATER. Thirst is more powerful than hunger, and more impatient when experienced. The healthy way we THIRST for water is the healthy way we need to seek after GOD! We need to be in GOD'S presence in public worship. We need to be in GOD'S WORD in private study. And, we need to be in PRAYER to GOD communicating to Him and experiencing how you respond to GOD'S leading of you in your life. Prayer is a mysterious thing and one has to practice it to understand it.
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