Thirsty Souls

Psalm 42:1, 2

As the deer pants for

     the water brooks,

     so pants my soul for

               You, O God. 

My soul thirsts for God,

     for the living God.  (NKJ)

     Amid every human life there are always seasons of drought; times when it feels as if you are being scorched by hell itself and it seems like your life is burning out of control and you are desperately searching for even one drop of water that would ease the thirst and put the fire out.  We all have times when our efforts are never good enough and the options seem to run out.  No living soul is exempt from the fire storms that this hellish world brings.  And all it takes is one lone spark, one unexpected strike and your life is ablaze with fire storms that can take your life and burn it to the ground.  Even seasoned Christians who faithfully live in the Lord experience times of drought—somethings feeling defeated or discouraged or abandoned by God.  Whether you choose to follow God or the world, we are all destined to experience times of sadness, hopelessness, fear, helpless, and a longing to be refreshed and given a speck of hope.

    This thirst we have for something or someone greater than ourselves is really a longing for the Living God.  And the desire we have to hang on to this life as long as we can is because we do not want to die, for God has put eternity on every human heart He creates.  We all have it, we all experience it, and it is only the Living Water from Heaven that can quench the thirst you have for the Creator who gives you life—the Savior who saved your life—the Sovereign God who protects your life and provides everything you need for life.  When you drink the Living Water from the cup of God’s amazing grace you will find yourself refreshed, strengthened, and ready to put out the fire storms that are hot on your heals.  You are never alone my friend.  The Lord is always there to offer you His cup of Living Water.  Take it, put it to your lips, drink deeply from it, and it will give you eternal life!

                                  A Whisper of Hope

Come to Me, child… for only I can quench the thirst you have for life.  This life can often become one drought after another, but when you come to Me I will put My Spirit in your life and bring you hope.  This world cannot quench your thirsty soul with what it does not have.  But I can!  And I will!

John 4:13-14

Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will

thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him

will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”  (NKJ)

       To all who are thirsty I will give the springs

            of the water of life without charge.

                        (Revelation 21:6)