Reflections on the Road
Week One
Panting After the Word
FOCUS PASSAGE:
Psalm 42
FOCUS VERSE:
Psalm 42:1-2
Bible Reading:
Matthew chapters 1-7
There is an old story of a solider whose plane went down
in the desert. He only had one small
canteen of water and in order to survive he had to ration it out. A few days later a rescue crew found him and
he was nearly dead. The first thing he
asked for was a cold drink of water!
Now, I’ve been thirsty but never to the point of life and
death. We get thirsty after working a
long day out in the sun from mowing grass, or working on our car, or maybe just
from playing with our child or grandchild outside. Thirst is natural….thirst implies that a need
has to be met.
But there is another thirst that I think is just as
important as our physical thirst, it is a thirst for the Word of God. Each
Christian should have a yearning to spend some time in God’s Word, or as the
Psalmist says “as
the hart (deer) panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee
o’ God.” When was the last
time that we can honestly say that we really “thirsted” for God and His
Word. Sadly a lot of Christians treat
God’s Word like the solider did in the desert…we think we have to ration it
out, but instead God wants us to have it in abundance. You don’t have to “ration” the Word of God, instead you can drink and
feed upon it to your heart’s content.
Over the next few weeks you will be challenged to “thirst
for God’s Word.” Your challenge will
include reading the devotional passage for the week, becoming familiar with the
key verses, and reading one chapter from the Word of God each day. Maybe you already do this, which is great,
but maybe you’ve never made God’s Word a part of your life. This is a chance for you to learn how to
thirst for more of God’s Word in your life!
Reflections
on the Road:
Honestly, between you and God, do you have a special
daily time in God’s Word? If you do then
write why, if you don’t write why you don’t but the reason you want to start
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