Verse of the Day 2/25

 

Psalm 42:1-2  As a deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for You, God.

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I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I come and appear before God?  Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

 

Many of the psalms written by David were written in the desert, physically and spiritually.  Many of the references are taken from that setting.  Whether you are living in the city, the country, the mountains or the desert we need water daily to live.  In the modern city the abundance and availability of water is taken for granted.  But in the arid desert anything beyond a day without water is dangerous.  We are not spiritual camels sustained for days or weeks from one large drink. We are like the deer, we need water daily, we need spiritual water daily.

 

In this Psalm we can picture David in En Gedi, an oasis in the desert, the name of which means spring of the wild goats.  It is a place where David sought relief and refuge when fleeing from Saul.  Like us humans, the deer or wild goats referenced here needed water daily in order to survive.  If you saw these goats you would assume that water was close by.  When we wander off of God's path and miss our time with Him it will have an impact on our lives.  We need Him and like a shepherd to the sheep, He doesn't leave us to make it back on our own, He calls for us.  This goes all the way back to Genesis when Adam and Eve sinned, they didn't eventually make their way, find their own path back to God, He sought them out.   ^"So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, "Where are you?".  Genesis 3:9  Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

 

Modern man isn't any different from those in David's time or even back to Adam.  We need water and more so we need God, we need a Savior.  Has He been asking you "where are you, where have you been?"

 

Blessings,
Mike
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Psalm 42:1-2

The Message (MSG)

A psalm of the sons of Korah

42 ^1-3 A white-tailed deer drinks
    from the creek;
I want to drink God,
    deep draughts of God.
I'm thirsty for God-alive.
I wonder, "Will I ever make it—
    arrive and drink in God's presence?"