RCCG Open Heaven Devotion 2012 – Pastor E. A. Adeboye (ISBN: 978-36079-4-4)
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Bible in one year: Psalms 91-93

Memorise: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30

Read: Matthew 17:1-5

The psalmist spoke about the thirst of his soul in Psalms 42:2:

Thirst and hunger are common to man. Thirst however is a stronger need than hunger. It is possible for people to fast for 60 days without food, but extremely dangerous to do so without water. Thirst is a very powerful feeling which comes from within (Judges 15:18-19). When you are really thirsty, the pain or discomfort of thirst can override every other pain. For instance, after being beaten and wounded, Jesus was nailed to the cross. He did not cry for any of those pains, He cried for water (John 19:28). There is a thirst that no water can quench hence, the Lord Jesus Christ invites all those who are truly thirsty to come to Him (John 7:37-39). If you have really fallen in love with God, you will know that there is a thirst inside of you which only Jesus Christ can quench. There is a void in every man that only the Creator can fill. Has He completely filled the space He originally reserved for Himself within you?

But why was the psalmist seeking and thirsting after God? His next statement says it all: ”When shall I appear before God?” This tells us that he was not seeking God for ordinary water, wealth or position but for fellowship. One thing lovers enjoy is each other’s company. Lovers enjoy fellowship. There were two very close friends who understood friendship in real terms. When one of them visits the other, time would slowly ebb away without them noticing as they enjoy themselves talking about different things. By the time they verify the time, they would realise it is already late in the night. The host will see off his visitor almost at midnight with their chat continuing along the way until they arrive at the house of the one being seen off. On arrival, the one who just got to his house will escort his visitor off again until they mutually agree on parting ways at midway to both their houses. At the end of it all, they would both arrive in their respective houses in the early hours of the morning. If you truly love God, you can experience something like that. Peter, James and John tasted a little of it and they did not want it to stop.

Lord, let the love between You and me be so strong that we become inseparable.