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Thirsting

Posted in Christ, Podcast, Thirst, tagged , on December 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

“my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is”

Psalm 63:1 KJV

There are many Old Testament scriptures about “thirsting” for God but surprisingly few in the New.

There were things Old Testament saints didn’t have; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, for one. Before Christ, the Holy Spirit was with certain classes of people, designated as prophets, but with Pentecost, that restriction is no longer valid.

“whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”-Jesus (John 4:14 KJV)

Jesus, talking to a Samaritan woman at the local well, told her if she would only ask, he would give her water causing her to NEVER thirst again, using thirst as a metaphor to represent a longing deep in the soul.

We who are in Christ sometimes forget Jesus put that same well in us, where we, too, can draw at any time. We don’t have to wait, and plead, and search; it’s right there with us. Is it clogged? Ask Jesus to show how to open it and let it flow. Choose to believe what he said, thank him for it, and act like it until it begins to bubble.

-fritz

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God’s Answer To A Thirsty Soul

Posted in Holy Spirit, Thirst, tagged , on October 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;” — Psalm 63:1b

God has the answer for a thirsty soul!

“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) — Jesus (John 7:38-39)

Jesus has now been glorified and the Holy Spirit is available for the asking.

Two Additional Thoughts:

  1. Why settle for a canteen when whole river is offered?
  2. Wanting is not the same as asking

Also see: Pray it forward — August 30, 2011
Also see: Expecting Good – October 21, 2011

— fritz

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Thirsty Soul

Posted in Faith, Maturity, Thirst, tagged on October 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” – Psalm 42:1-2a

There are things, once awakened, that cause a yearning for satisfaction that the unawakened can’t understand.

Experiencing God is like that. It causes a thirst, a good thirst, that God satisfies and that makes all other thirsts pale in comparison. It’s like when a child learns to ride a bike, the old tricycle is retired and never desired again!

– fritz

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