Friday 12 Apr 2013

Friday Reading: Psalm 42:1-2

Key Verse: Psalm 42:1
1  As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Devotion:
Have you ever thought much about what happens when you get a bit too thirsty? You may experience all manner of aches and pains when your body is actually being starved of the water that it needs to survive; some of those affects will not be nice and will get us down. So what about your souls thirst for the gospel? What about your spirits thirst for spiritual food?

Far too often we forget about the important things in life and allow the worldly view to take over an be in control more that the spiritual view that we need. Never ignore your spiritual needs because they are more important than the physical needs because the physical needs only last as long as we are living on earth – our spiritual needs continue forever and are not limited to this earthly body.

We only need to look at the world around us to realise just how important God is to us and to our whole world. The animals continue to do things as they normally do without too much of a worry about what they have to go through; they have a built-in knowledge and trust that the world is going to give them their needs. That is God’s domain as He continues to make sure that this earth works as it should. Man’s history is not very promising because we seem intent on destroying this planet rather than making it a better place to be – our desires take over and we dive into deeper holes as we break the balance that God built up in the beginning.

The deer does not have financial constraints nor do they have to worry about whether governments are going to tax them too much. That trust is a hidden trust in an all-powerful Creator that continues to supply their every need. We need to take a leaf out of their lives and look toward God in that same light. He is our Creator God and He is the one that continues to supply our needs – we are the ones that cast doubt on everything and continue to break all that He builds up in our quest to fulfil our desires instead of trusting Him for our needs. Needs and desires are quite different! Let our souls rejoice in Christ and seek Him for every need.

Points to Ponder:
Do you follow desires or needs?

Are you trusting God for your needs?