“Her princes are like deer that find no pasture.”
(Lamentations 1:6)
I don’t have to think too hard to identify with those deer, Jesus.
I know what it’s like to hunt for pasture
and find none.
There are times that I feel a deep, gnawing hunger inside –
but no matter where I turn
or what I try
nothing makes my hunger go away.
There are times that I am desperate with thirst
my lips parched
my throat dry
but my thirst remains unquenched.
There are times that I long for a wide open field where I can
run and romp and play
and fall happily exhausted, into the sweet-smelling grass
but I remain hemmed in on every side
until…
I turn to You
and find
fullness to overflowing
living streams of water
and freedom to run farther
than I ever dreamed.
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Isaiah 29:8; Psalms 17:14; Isaiah 49:8-10; Matthew 5:6; Revelation 7:16; Psalms 42:1; Psalms 119:131; Isaiah 41:17; John 4:13-14; Psalms 119:32
3 comments:
Oh can I identify with this.
It is great to know that He is the lifter of our heads. That when we turn to Him He reaches down and cups our face....raising our eyes to look into His...and oh the refreshing that comes!
I wish to experience those living streams of water and the love that overflows to us from the Heavenly Father...thank you for being such a dedicated fruitfull child of God.
This post was a wake up call and a refreshing reminder to me.
He is our true thirst quencher alright! :)
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