Literally and spiritually.
Have you ever had one of those days where you just cannot quench your thirst? I've had one of those days today. It is a horrible feeling. I remember being on a mission trip once where the building we were in had no air conditioning and their water was warm. It was hot outside and no matter what I did I just could not get cooled. And I was just so thirsty all the time. And when I finally got some cold, fresh water I drank so much that it almost made me uneasy. But oh, how wonderful that cold water felt as I drank it. It is a wonderful feeling.
To switch gears momentarily, I have to share this random piece of information for the rest of this story to flow: I don't know what has changed within me, but I've been telling God everything lately.
And when I say everything, I really mean just about every thought that enters my mind, I say to God.
It's kind of strange, but also incredibly nice to stay in contact with Him, even though I'm not getting an answer or a response.
And today I was thirsty. So I told God.
God, I'm thirsty.
Then I realized what I had just said. Then I realized how my thirst has gone beyond my taste buds. It is in my soul. This desire to see change. This desire to be consumed with Christ. To be washed by him. Cleansed. Purified.
I read this passage, and I said it again.
God, I am thirsty!
I am thirsty!
And I can come to you! I can come and drink! I can 'come taste and see that the LORD is good'! (Psalm 34:8)
I want to soak up as much of the Word as I can.
I want to drink so much of Him that it almost makes me sick- in a good way- if that's even possible.
I'm so thirsty.
And the beauty of the cross, the beauty of Christ, the beauty of the Word, the beauty of God's majesty, the beauty of God's peace and love and wonder and understanding and forgetfulness of my sins is this:
I will never be able to quench this thirst. There will never be a time when I will know God completely- know Him so much that my cup is just full enough. I will never know enough to quit learning. He will never run out of things to show and teach me. He is constantly revealing new aspects of Himself to me. My cup doesn't fill-
My cup overflows! (Psalm 23:5)
MY CUP OVERFLOWS, AND I'M STILL THIRSTY.
My God is so brilliant.
Have you ever had one of those days where you just cannot quench your thirst? I've had one of those days today. It is a horrible feeling. I remember being on a mission trip once where the building we were in had no air conditioning and their water was warm. It was hot outside and no matter what I did I just could not get cooled. And I was just so thirsty all the time. And when I finally got some cold, fresh water I drank so much that it almost made me uneasy. But oh, how wonderful that cold water felt as I drank it. It is a wonderful feeling.
To switch gears momentarily, I have to share this random piece of information for the rest of this story to flow: I don't know what has changed within me, but I've been telling God everything lately.
And when I say everything, I really mean just about every thought that enters my mind, I say to God.
It's kind of strange, but also incredibly nice to stay in contact with Him, even though I'm not getting an answer or a response.
And today I was thirsty. So I told God.
God, I'm thirsty.
Then I realized what I had just said. Then I realized how my thirst has gone beyond my taste buds. It is in my soul. This desire to see change. This desire to be consumed with Christ. To be washed by him. Cleansed. Purified.
"On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! 38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart"
-John 7:37 & 38
I read this passage, and I said it again.
God, I am thirsty!
I am thirsty!
And I can come to you! I can come and drink! I can 'come taste and see that the LORD is good'! (Psalm 34:8)
I want to soak up as much of the Word as I can.
I want to drink so much of Him that it almost makes me sick- in a good way- if that's even possible.
I'm so thirsty.
And the beauty of the cross, the beauty of Christ, the beauty of the Word, the beauty of God's majesty, the beauty of God's peace and love and wonder and understanding and forgetfulness of my sins is this:
I will never be able to quench this thirst. There will never be a time when I will know God completely- know Him so much that my cup is just full enough. I will never know enough to quit learning. He will never run out of things to show and teach me. He is constantly revealing new aspects of Himself to me. My cup doesn't fill-
My cup overflows! (Psalm 23:5)
MY CUP OVERFLOWS, AND I'M STILL THIRSTY.
My God is so brilliant.
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