I pray what they pray at the end. Having a longing and thirsting for Him that is so intense that others would feel the heat of our desire.
To walk close beside You today;
To know Your grace, Your love, Your power,
For You are my life and my way. —Cetas
Only Jesus, the Living Water, can satisfy the thirsty soul.
This is where I am right now especially after this weekend and as I start this new week knowing what my priority is at the moment. It's been about a week since we've talked about us and where we need to be...
I had Romans 8 yesterday morning during worship at Vox in Austin and now Psalm 42. He doesn't fail to guide us.... in part of the devotion it says..."and when they had found Him the finding was all the sweeter for the long seeking." That was exactly what I took notes on for part of Rom yesterday. This isn't all my notes, maybe I'll organize them and stick them on here later since I was writing really fast yesterday. I hate when I can't catch everything I want to write down as the speaker is talking!
- We are so afraid, have fear, that we just pour ourselves into things we think will keep us alive. But only the spirit keeps us alive.
- Paul reminds us of this, we remind each other, the spirit reminds....that suffering does not compare to what comes after. I f I am inviting you into a period of suffering, trouble, its going to be worth it. Imagine if you didn't push through... The Spirit reminds us, this is the life we want after.
The example the pastor gave was a mother giving birth. You don't just stop pushing at the baby's shoulders or head. You keep going, you push, because what comes after is worth it.
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Title was Heart of Our Desire
Psalm 42
Pastor A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) read the great Christian theologians until he could write about them with ease. He challenges us: “Come near to the holy men and women of the past and you will soon feel the heat of their desire after God. They mourned for Him, they prayed and wrestled and sought for Him day and night, in season and out, and when they had found Him the finding was all the sweeter for the long seeking.”
The writer of Psalm 42 had the kind of longing for the Lord that Tozer spoke about. Feeling separated from God, the psalmist used the simile of a deer panting with thirst to express his deep yearning for a taste of the presence of God. “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” (vv.1-2). The heat of his desire for the Lord was so great and his sorrow so intense, he did more weeping than eating (v.3). But the psalmist’s longing was satisfied when he placed his hope in God and praised Him for His presence and help (vv.5-8).
O that we would have a longing and thirsting for Him that is so intense that others would feel the heat of our desire for Him! — Marvin Williams
My heart’s desire is to know You, Lord,
To walk close beside You today;
To know Your grace, Your love, Your power,
For You are my life and my way. —Cetas
The writer of Psalm 42 had the kind of longing for the Lord that Tozer spoke about. Feeling separated from God, the psalmist used the simile of a deer panting with thirst to express his deep yearning for a taste of the presence of God. “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” (vv.1-2). The heat of his desire for the Lord was so great and his sorrow so intense, he did more weeping than eating (v.3). But the psalmist’s longing was satisfied when he placed his hope in God and praised Him for His presence and help (vv.5-8).
O that we would have a longing and thirsting for Him that is so intense that others would feel the heat of our desire for Him! — Marvin Williams
To walk close beside You today;
To know Your grace, Your love, Your power,
For You are my life and my way. —Cetas
Only Jesus, the Living Water, can satisfy the thirsty soul.
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