Today's
scripture: Psalm 42:1-3
I have been a Christ-follower for a long time now ... and I love to talk with God and study His word. But I have to admit: I certainly don't "pant" or "thirst" for Him as I should ... or as I'd like.
I'm convicted.
We just celebrated Memorial Day on which we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. I "googled" the question: "How many have lost their lives for America's freedom," and a site came back with an astounding answer: over 1,346,000 ...
Think about it: over 1.3 million men and women have died so that I—and you—can freely worship as we choose. We can go to church without fear of arrest ... or even death. We can display our Bibles, wear our NOTW t-shirts, and ask God's blessings as we eat in public.
We are so very, very blessed. Other Christ-followers don't have anything like this. They worship in hiding. They risk everything to even own a Bible. They absolutely "pant" and "thirst" for God. You may have already seen this video, but this is such a pure example of thirsting for God.
I'm convicted.
Oh, that I would have a deep-in-the-soul hunger for God, to want to be with Him, to be saturated with His word.
Lord God, help me to pant after You, desiring an ever-deeper relationship with You. Let me hunger after You, needing You more than breath. Be my all-in-all. Be glorified. Amen.
I have been a Christ-follower for a long time now ... and I love to talk with God and study His word. But I have to admit: I certainly don't "pant" or "thirst" for Him as I should ... or as I'd like.
I'm convicted.
We just celebrated Memorial Day on which we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. I "googled" the question: "How many have lost their lives for America's freedom," and a site came back with an astounding answer: over 1,346,000 ...
Think about it: over 1.3 million men and women have died so that I—and you—can freely worship as we choose. We can go to church without fear of arrest ... or even death. We can display our Bibles, wear our NOTW t-shirts, and ask God's blessings as we eat in public.
We are so very, very blessed. Other Christ-followers don't have anything like this. They worship in hiding. They risk everything to even own a Bible. They absolutely "pant" and "thirst" for God. You may have already seen this video, but this is such a pure example of thirsting for God.
I'm convicted.
Oh, that I would have a deep-in-the-soul hunger for God, to want to be with Him, to be saturated with His word.
Lord God, help me to pant after You, desiring an ever-deeper relationship with You. Let me hunger after You, needing You more than breath. Be my all-in-all. Be glorified. Amen.
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