| “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;” |
| —Psalm 63:1a |
Have you ever been really, really thirsty? I have experienced true thirst only a few times in my life. In each case, I was hospitalized for either surgery or fighting an infection. For one reason or another, I was denied oral liquids. The inside of my mouth felt like pressed cotton—like felt. My throat was sore. I had difficulty forming certain words. I experienced an unusual distress. I wanted a drink of water!
There are times in our lives, whether we consciously realize it or not, when our souls become so very thirsty that we begin to experience a misery so exquisite that it nearly drives us mad. It’s a longing to connect with God. In fact, trying to connect with God, yet without God Himself, is what drives multitudes of bad behaviors in our society. The soul longs for the satisfaction that comes with a spiritual embrace. So, we try to fill a void in some other way, forgeting that only God can fill such a need.
King David experienced this in both a physical and spiritual way when he was in the desert. His body and his soul longed for something to quench his physical and spiritual thirst. Fortunately, David knew the source that would satisfy. Notice what he wrote in Psalm 63:1:
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Today, at the beginning of yet another page in our personal “Book of Life,” if we sense that longing for the cooling waters of God’s mercy, grace, and love, let’s reach out to Him, as David did. God will always satisfy the longing of our hearts. He will imbue us with His divine Presence through the in-dwelling Holy Spirit. He will satisfy our longing. He will quench our thirst. He will truly satisfy our souls.
Based on a blog originally posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2017
